DOH ensures continuous COVID-19 benefits for HCWsHealth workers at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute attend to patients at the triage set up at the hospital lobby on Aug. 15, 2021. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has assured health care workers (HCWs) that they will continue to be entitled to COVID-19 benefits under an allocation of P1.08 billion for the purpose in the 2022 national budget. In addition to sickness and death benefits for HCWs who contract COVID-19 in the line of duty, the DOH is coming out with new guidelines for the faster and easier release of their benefits. “We are working hard to make certain that all our HCWs are well-taken care of by providing them with benefits that will recognize their efforts in fighting through the COVID-19 pandemic,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said yesterday. Meanwhile, workers who got infected with COVID-19 in the workplace can expect a bigger sickness benefit – P30,000 from the previous P10,000 – from the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC).

Source: Philippine Star January 20, 2022 23:06 UTC