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DOH disburses nearly P20-B for health workers: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 05:20 PM

The DOH has disbursed a total of P19.65 billion worth of benefits for health workers since the start of the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Read more »

'Ibigay niyo na ang aming COVID bonus'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 10:51 AM

Health workers from various private and public hospitals in Metro Manila hold a protest in front of the Department of Health in Sta Cruz, Manila on Tuesday, to question the delayed release of COVID-19 allowances for 2021-2022 and performance-based bonus for the year 2020-2021. Read more »

Adequate health budget pushed

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 06:33 PM

Health workers picket outside the Senate in Pasay City on Monday, calling for adequate funding to support health workers at the front lines against COVID-19. Read more »

Health workers cry foul over delay of COVID allowances

Nico Bagsic, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 04:28 PM

Some health worker groups on Tuesday protested outside the DOH headquarters in Manila over the 'dire' state of the country's healthcare system and their unreleased benefits. Read more »

4,000 taga-PGH 'di pa nakukuha ang One COVID Allowance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 01:17 PM

Hindi pa nakakatanggap ng kanilang One COVID Allowance ang nasa 4,000 health workers sa PGH, ayon sa isang grupo ng mga empleyado doon. Read more »

Govt urged to address plight of health workers, build more clinics

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 02:26 PM

The government should focus on building more health centers and enforcing long-term hiring of health workers, a faculty member of the UP College of Medicine said. Read more »

Higit P1-B inilabas para sa COVID compensation ng health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 07:24 PM

Inilabas na ng DBM ang higit P1 bilyong pondo para sa benepisyo ng mga health care worker na nagka-COVID-19 habang duty. Read more »

Rollout of 2nd booster for vulnerable to start April 25

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 09:41 AM

The Philippines will begin administering second booster shots to vulnerable sectors next week, a health official said Friday. Read more »

Doctors' group worried as Metro Manila eases into Alert Level 3

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 01:06 PM

A group of doctors on Sunday expressed apprehension on Metro Manila's downgrade to Alert Level 3 as health workers have yet to breathe following the recent surge of virus cases. Read more »

23,000 health workers na ang tinamaan ng COVID

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 07:48 PM

Higit 23,000 health care workers na sa bansa ang nagkaka-COVID-19 mula nang magsimula ang pandemya. Read more »

Health workers tuloy protesta para sa benepisyo: FNU

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 07:03 PM

Tuloy na tuloy na ang planong kilos protesta ng health workers para igiit ang mga benepisyong ipinangako sa kanila ng gobyerno. Read more »

Health workers idinaing ang kawalan ng dayalogo kay Duterte sa benepisyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 08:56 PM

Hindi pa napagbigyan ang hiling ng grupo ng health workers na makausap si Duterte tungkol sa benepisyo at allowance. Read more »

1,412 health workers contract COVID-19 this month, highest monthly tally since 2020

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 09:08 PM

New COVID-19 cases recorded during the first 25 days this month among health workers in the country have reached 1,412, the highest monthly tally since October last year, according to Department of Health (DOH) data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG). Read more »

Emergency rooms in key areas still full as COVID-19 spike lingers: PCP officer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 10:03 AM

Most emergency rooms in pandemic-hit areas are still full as the number of new COVID-19 cases remains high in the Greater Manila area, an officer of a doctors' group said Sunday. Read more »

DOH data: COVID-19 cases among health workers reach highest weekly tally in 6 months

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 10:23 PM

MANILA — New COVID-19 infections among health workers have reached their highest weekly tally in the last 6 months, according to Department of Health data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG). Read more »

136 doctors, nurses from various regions deployed to NCR hospitals — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 07:35 PM

More than a hundred heath workers from different areas in the country will be deployed to the National Capital Region as COVID-19 cases continue to increase, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

Doctors infected with COVID-19 more than quadrupled in March — gov’t data

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 10:41 PM

MANILA — New COVID-19 infections among doctors more than quadrupled last month, according to Department of Health data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG).   Read more »

More than 1,000 health workers got infected with COVID-19 in March, higher than past months

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 07:38 PM

MANILA — The number of health workers in the Philippines who got infected with COVID-19 rose by more than 1,000 in March 2021, according to Department of Health (DOH) data. Read more »

Healthcare workers with COVID-19 more than double in last 2 weeks amid surge

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:55 PM

MANILA — For the first time in over half a year, COVID-19 cases among health care workers are again on an upward trend, according to Department of Health data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG).   Read more »

Group says health workers feeling brunt of COVID-19 virus surge, 'losing hope'

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 05:53 PM

MANILA - The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) on Saturday said the situation of health care workers now has gotten much worse than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as they faced a fresh infection surge that has exceeded single-day case reports from last year's peak. Read more »