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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2022

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Posted at Oct 04 11:27 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

DOH needs P76-B for health workers' benefits in 2023

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Posted at Sep 08 03:10 PM

The Department of Health will need at least P76 billion to sustain the provision of health-care workers' COVID-19 benefits for the whole of 2023. Read more »

Marcos admits Pinoy nurses' benefits not enough

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Posted at Sep 02 02:06 AM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. laid out plans to address long-standing grievances of Filipino nurses. Read more »

Senate OKs COVID-19 risk allowance for health workers bill

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Posted at Jan 31 05:07 PM

The Senate Bill 2421 or "COVID-19 Benefits and Allowances for Health Workers Act of 2021" was approved by 23 senators without opposition. Read more »

'Some benefits for health workers slashed by 70 pct'

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Posted at Aug 16 07:29 PM

Some benefits for health workers under the ‘Bayanihan 2’ were slashed by 70 percent to fund the country’s vaccination drive, a group said. Read more »

Group discourages health workers' mass resignation

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 12:45 PM

The Philippine Nurses Association said Sunday it does not encourage health workers' plan to commit mass resignations but cannot blame them should they do so as COVID-19 cases rise across the country. Read more »

BSP's Diokno now highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials: COA report

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 05:53 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno is now the highest-paid official among Cabinet members and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations officials. Read more »

PSC OKs SEA Games roster, but still awaits green light from IATF before training resumes

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Posted at Mar 19 10:40 PM

The SEA Games-bound athletes and other members of the national team are also set to receive their allowances.  Read more »

PH boxing body won't scold Olympians Magno, Marcial after jab at late allowances

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Posted at Mar 19 08:37 PM

Magno and Marcial, the first Filipino boxers to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, recently took to social media voicing out their concern over athletes' delayed allowances. Read more »

Senate panel defers SolGen's 2021 budget over travel, confidential funds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 02:04 PM

A Senate panel on Monday deferred the approval of the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) P1.61-billion budget for 2021, after the agency failed to clarify some appropriations in its funding request.   Read more »

Ex-OGCC head: Gov't lawyers should not receive excessive allowances

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 09:21 PM

Former government corporate counsel Philip Jurado said Thursday government lawyers should not aspire to get rich while in public service and be modest when receiving allowances and honoraria.    Read more »

Calida now 2nd highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:35 PM

Jumping from sixth place, Solicitor General Jose Calida is now the second-highest-paid official among Cabinet members and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations officials, based on the Commission on Audit's latest report on salaries and allowances Read more »

Go wants national athletes to get lost allowances back once money available again

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Posted at Jun 10 09:23 PM

The PAGCOR, which finances national athlete and coaches' allowances, has seen its operations severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

‘Hard decision to make’: National athletes, coaches’ allowances to be cut in half

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Posted at May 30 02:30 PM

The National Sports Development Fund, which relies on remittances from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., has “considerably diminished.” Read more »