DOH says 54% of delayed pandemic allowances already disbursed

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is halfway through distributing the remaining health emergency allowance (HEA) due to healthcare workers who served during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, September 10, DOH spokesman Albert Domingo said the department has so far given 54% of the P27.453-billion worth of HEA claims left unpaid. The department has been sending these out in batches: P10.1 billion was disbursed in July, P9.8 billion in August, and...