Duterte orders DOH to prioritize health workers' benefits
President Rodrigo Duterte instructed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to prioritize compensation and benefits for healthcare workers.
Duterte emphasized prioritizing frontliners if there is enough money available, addressing complaints from medical professionals about delayed payments and removed benefits.
Some health worker groups have threatened mass leave due to perceived neglect of their plight despite continuing to combat COVID-19.
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