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Some private hospital health workers yet to get Covid pay: PHAPI
Earlier, the Palace said the DBM has already released some PHP7.9 billion for the allowance of healthcare workers who have served as front-liners in the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response. (Pexels photo)
MANILA – Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines president Dr. Jose Rene de Grano on Tuesday said healthcare workers in some private hospitals have not received their ‘One Covid’ allowance.
In a television interview, de Grano disclosed there are healthcare workers from private hospitals who are still waiting for their benefits, and about half of them have left their jobs for work opportunities abroad.
“Supposedly, na-release na ‘yan ng DBM [Department of Budget and Management]. Nagtataka po kami hanggang ngayon ‘di pa rin nare-receive ng different hospitals natin (Supposedly, the DBM has already released that. We’re wondering why the different hospitals have not received that),” he said.
Earlier, the Palace said the DBM has already released some PHP7.9 billion for the allowance of healthcare workers who have served as front-liners in the country’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response.
In a Viber message to reporters, the Department of Health said it welcomes closer coordination with all hospitals, including members of PHAPI, to allow for the fast distribution of the ‘One Covid’ allowance to deserving healthcare workers.
The agency said rules and regulations require a memorandum of agreement (MOA) and full accounting or liquidation of any funds previously given in order for the DOH Centers for Health Development (CHD) to transfer funds to private hospitals.
“DOH CHDs welcome the submission of names of the private hospitals encountering difficulties so that the issues can be addressed immediately,” the message read.
On May 25, the DOH said PHP403 million has been allocated to 266 medical facilities and was “readily available.”
However, it said the allocation is “pending and for issuance of check” due to a lack of submitted documents, especially the signed MOA and liquidation report from the previously transferred funds to the health facility.
Darlynz Gomez
June 15, 2022 at 11:41 AM
Again this is the reason why our Filipino nurses are choose to go abroad. If companies are paying nurses fairly i think they will not leave the country. Please make it more fast and give them what they deserve.
Jasmin Da-ang
June 15, 2022 at 1:31 PM
Kawawa naman yung mg anagsasakripisyo ng kanilang buhay para pagsilbihan ang mga pilipino tapos hindi cla nababayaran ng maayos paano naman ang pamilya nila may ginagastusan din cla..Sana maging maayos n s sunod ang pagbibigay ng sahod n nararapat para sa mga health worker kya hindi din ntin masisisi kung bkt marami ang nag aabroad kc hindi cla nababayadan ng tama.
Ma Teth Belmin
June 15, 2022 at 5:15 PM
Dapat bigyan ng agarang aksyon ang problemang ito dahil hindi biro ang trabaho ng ating mga health care workers na naging mga frontliners noong kasagsagan ng Covid19 at magpahanggang sa ngayon.Karapatan nila makatanggap ng allowance at bayad bilang pagkilala sa lahat ng kanilang sakripisyo para mapagsilbihan ang kani kanilang mga pasyente kahit kapalit nito ay malayo at hindi nila makapiling ang kanilang mga pamilya.
Judith Lovendino
June 15, 2022 at 7:50 PM
This is the saddest reality of becoming a frontliner here in Philippines,no wonder most of our Nurses and Doctors are choosing to work abroad rather to work here in the Philippines because our government and DOH is a failure.
Hannah Sheila
June 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Even though I’m not part of any health related organizations I do feel frustrated on how they aren’t still compensated properly over 2 years even though they’re the ones who are saving the whole country from chaos and death. I cannot blame them if they feel like leaving the country who doesn’t value them and pursue a career abroad for better benefits. For the past 2 years all our taxes continuously increased and I believe there’s enough budget to compensate our health workers but for some reason our government doesn’t prioritize their welfare. Think about the sacrifices they’ve made just to serve the country are immeasurable and we cannot even give back the bare minimum. Hope the new government would prioritize our health workers so that our country welfare wont fall into mayhem.