Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday said the benefits granted to frontline health workers under the Bayanihan to Recover as One or Bayanihan 2 will remain even after the law expires on June 30 this year.
The chair of the Senate finance committee said the law is clear that the benefits to frontline health workers, including the compensation for those who contract Covid-19 while in the line of duty, will continue to be granted for as long as the state of national emergency as declared by the President remains.
Under Bayanihan 2, health workers who fall ill due to Covid-19 while in the line of duty will each receive compensation amounting to P15,000 for mild/moderate cases and P100,000 for severe/critical cases.
In case of death, the family of the health worker will receive P1 million.
“This provision has been present since Bayanihan 1 and should continue for as long as we are facing the Covid-19 pandemic because our frontline health workers are risking their lives daily to care for those who have been infected since day one,” Angara said.
“The intent of Congress is clear for the compensation to continue even after the expiration of Bayanihan 2 on June 30, 2021. This was agreed upon by both the Senate and the House of Representatives during our bicam meetings on the measure,” he added.
Apart from compensation, Angara noted that other benefits for health workers under Bayanihan 2 will also remain as long as the state of national emergency remains in the country.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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