Health Secretary Francisco Duque III dropped employees of the Department of Health (DOH) like hot potatoes as he sought to deflect blame over the delay in releasing benefits for healthcare workers who contracted COVID-19.
In a televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet aired Friday (June 5), Duque said he has ordered the DOH to speed up the release of P1-million compensation for healthcare workers who succumbed to the virus.
“Yung pinapatutukan ko po, yung 32 families na kailangan po yung ayuda nila na P1 million, based on your directive, dapat yun i-release,” he said.
“Kasi nakakahiya talaga, Sir, namatayan nga tapos nagpa-wardy wardy yung mga tao ko na parang walang sense of urgency. Kaya po ang sama sama po ng loob ko, Mr. President,” Duque added.
Republic Act 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act requires the government to provide compensation of P100,000 to healthcare workers who became severely ill in the line of duty and P1 million for the family of healthcare workers who died due to COVID-19.
Senators expressed dismay with Duque earlier this week after it was disclosed during a Senate hearing that the benefits for healthcare workers have yet to be released due to the absence of implementing rules and regulations for RA 11469, which was enacted in March.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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