CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — At least 2,000 health-care workers in private hospitals here received the first tranche of cash incentive from the city government.
Mayor Edgardo Labella said the cash assistance worth P10,000 was not just for doctors and nurses but also for nursing aides, medical technologists and respiratory therapists involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
Labella said the city government was still processing the remaining P20,000, which would be given to the beneficiaries in the coming months.
Joseph Stephen Descallar, president of the Philippine Nurses Association chapter in Cebu, thanked the city government for fulfilling its promise to the health-care workers.
“These acts of kindness will surely inspire our nurses as they continue serving the community,” he said.
Labella earlier requested the city council to allot P54 million to be given as cash incentive to medical personnel in private hospitals. They will receive P10,000 a month for three months from the city government.
—Ador Vincent Mayol and Nestle Semilla