{"id":265140,"date":"2020-08-13T09:45:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T13:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=265140"},"modified":"2020-08-13T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T13:45:56","slug":"palace-to-ensure-release-of-health-workers-hazard-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/13\/palace-to-ensure-release-of-health-workers-hazard-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace to ensure release of health workers’ hazard pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Under Administrative Order 26, a Covid-19 hazard pay of PHP500 per day should be given to government workers, including healthcare workers, who physically report for work. (File Photo:
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MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday vowed to prevent delays in the release of hazard pay and other benefits of medical front-liners following reports that a nurse from Cainta, Rizal died of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) without receiving such.<\/p>\n

In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque offered sympathies to the family of Cainta Municipal Hospital nurse Tess Cruz who reportedly received Covid-19 hazard pay of only PHP64 per day for 41 days.<\/p>\n

Under Administrative Order 26, a Covid-19 hazard pay of PHP500 per day should be given to government workers, including healthcare workers, who physically report for work.<\/p>\n

Roque said he would \u201cpersonally\u201d ensure that Cruz receives the PHP1-million compensation for healthcare workers who succumbed to the disease as mandated by the Bayanihan Law.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to condole with the family of the deceased nurse.\u00a0Bagamat hindi po nakuha<\/em>\u00a0on time\u00a0at yung ine<\/em>-expect\u00a0nilang<\/em>\u00a0hazard pay,\u00a0sisiguraduhin ko po ngayon<\/em>\u00a0personally\u00a0na makukuha yung ayuda na ibinibibigay po sa<\/em>\u00a0health front-liners\u00a0na namatay po dahil sa<\/em>\u00a0Covid (Even if she did not receive the hazard pay on time and in the expected amount, I will personally make sure that they get the assistance given to health front-liners who died from Covid),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

From now on, he emphasized that all medical front-liners will receive their Covid-19 hazard pay and other benefits on time.<\/p>\n

\u201cSisiguraduhin natin na ang ganitong<\/em>\u00a0delay\u00a0ay hindi mangyayari<\/em>\u00a0(We will make sure that this type of delay will no longer happen),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health (DOH), he said, will have to guarantee that local hospitals also comply with the Administrative Order 26 on the release of Covid-19 hazard pay.<\/p>\n

Roque clarified that he did not necessarily hold the Cainta municipal government accountable, recognizing that the grant of Covid-19 hazard pay to healthcare workers will depend on the financial capability of their local governments.<\/p>\n

\u201cYung<\/em>\u00a0AO\u00a0kinikilala rin na iba-iba yung kakayahan ng iba\u2019t-ibang<\/em>\u00a0local\u00a0na pamahalaan na magbigay ng ganitong<\/em>\u00a0hazard pay.\u00a0Nagkataon po siguro na hindi kaya na magbigay ng siyudad ng<\/em>\u00a0Cainta\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0PHP500 (The AO recognizes that local governments have different financial capabilities to provide hazard pay. Perhaps it just so happens that the municipality of Cainta does not have the capability to give PHP500),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He expressed hope that the DOH would be able to provide assistance to local hospitals which are struggling financially.<\/p>\n

\u201cSiguro magsu<\/em>-survey\u00a0kung ilan talaga yung mga nakaka<\/em>-comply\u00a0sa mga lokal na mga<\/em>\u00a0hospital\u00a0at titingnan po natin kung pupuwedeng maibsan yng kakulangan na \u2018yan ng<\/em>\u00a0DOH\u00a0kung merong pamamaraan dahil meron din pong mga<\/em>\u00a0legal restrictions\u00a0siyempre<\/em>\u00a0(Perhaps we can conduct a survey to find out how may local hospitals can comply and find out how the DOH can mitigate what local hospitals lack if there are ways because there are also legal restrictions),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Roque assured that there are no other displaced workers in government besides the 100 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 1 employees recently laid off due to a 90 percent drop in passengers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala pa naman pong ahensiya ng gobyerno na nagle<\/em>-layoff. It\u2019s mostly private\u00a0po<\/em>\u00a0(None of the government agencies are laying off workers. It\u2019s mostly private),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic may consider working for government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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