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Health workers give DOH until August 31 to release withheld benefits
A health workers group has given the Department of Health (DOH) until August 31 to release withheld COVID-19 benefits for medical frontliners.
The Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) president, Robert Mendoza, stated that they are giving the DOH this deadline to implement the long overdue benefits.
Failure to comply may lead to protest actions, as many health workers have been infected and died from COVID-19 without receiving these benefits.
President Rodrigo Duterte previously directed the DOH and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release the unreleased benefits within 10 days.
In response, the DOH, through Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, affirmed they are fast-tracking the release of the Special Risk Allowance (SRA) and ensuring all eligible healthcare workers receive their benefits according to law.
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