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Duque to look into unreleased special risk allowance for healthcare workers
Ang Probinsyano Party-list Representative Alfred Delos Santos is seeking an investigation into the delayed release and discrepancies in the special risk allowance (SRA) for healthcare workers.
Delos Santos cited complaints from medical frontliners regarding the slow and inconsistent disbursement of their benefits, warning that this could lead to mass resignations and hospital understaffing.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III stated he will investigate reports of some healthcare workers not yet receiving their SRA for 2020.
Duque mentioned that as far as he knows, the funds for the 2020 SRA have already been released to DOH regional offices, which are responsible for distribution to hospitals.
The Department of Budget and Management had previously allocated P9.02 billion for SRAs covering December 20, 2020, to June 30, 2021.
He emphasized that while no monetary compensation can fully cover the risks and sacrifices of health workers, they deserve timely and transparent distribution of their entitled benefits.
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