DBM releases additional P1.185B for healthcare workers' SRAs
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released an additional P1.185 billion on Friday to fund the payment of healthcare workers' special risk allowances (SRAs).
This amount covers 63,812 eligible public and private healthcare workers who are directly dealing with or in contact with COVID-19 patients.
In total, DBM has released P11.856 billion, benefiting 562,928 health care workers who will receive an SRA of up to P5,000 per month from December 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
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