P60B in emergency allowances given to COVID-19 frontliners – Marcos

A medical worker at a hospital in Mandaluyong City checks COVID admissions. (File photo from NIÑO JESUS ORBETA)

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said that his administration was able to release nearly P60 billion in health emergency allowances  (HEA) to COVID-19 frontliners.

In a Facebook post late Tuesday night, Marcos said the government made the move to show how it values its frontliners.

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“Alinsunod sa ating pangako, naipamahagi na ng ating administrasyon ang P59.8 bilyon o 78.92 percent ng COVID health emergency allowance sa ating mga bayaning frontliner!” Marcos said.

(Following our promise, our administration was able to provide P59.8 billion or 78.92 percent of the COVID health emergency allowance to our hero frontliners.)

Marcos said the announcement comes as the nation observes the Health Workers’ Day.

The President said during the pandemic, Filipino healthcare workers were able to show that they could serve wholeheartedly, displaying Filipino excellence.

Healthcare workers had long been waiting for their HEAs.

However, some of them still have yet to receive their allowances.