‘Sila ang nagsaing, iba ang kumain’: Some contact tracers get paid but barangay workers do the work — BHW party-list group

Instead of getting paid for the risk of doing contract tracing in their respective localities, some barangay health workers (BHWs) have not yet received any allowance, and the pay intended for doing the job goes to someone else, a party-list representative bared on Tuesday.

BHW Party-list Rep. Angelica Natasha Co said in an interview on Abante’s Balitaan at Kumustahan, that there were cases wherein the designated contact tracers get the benefits in some areas after delegating their task to unpaid BHWs.

“Meron tayong mga tinatawag na mga contact tracers di ba? Pero ang nangyayari po talaga sa baba, ang feedback po sa amin ay sila [BHWs] pa rin naman po ang gumagawa ng contact tracing pero ang nababayaran si contact tracer,” she stated.

“Sila yung pinagtratrabaho ni contact tracer pero dapat yung sweldo sana napunta sa kanila or yung mga benepisyo na para doon ay sana napunta na lang sa kanila kasi sila po yung nag-iikot, sila ang nagpupunta sa mga vaccination centers, sa isolation facilities, sa mga health centers, sila yung pinapaikot sa bahay-bahay,” she added.

Co also mentioned that there are some barangay health workers who has yet to receive their special risk allowance promised to them under the Bayanihan to Heal as One (Bayanihan 1), or received amounts significantly smaller than what was standard.

“Sa Bayanihan 1 marami na po ang nakakuha pero unfortunately may mga mangilan-ngilang lugar na hindi po nakatanggap so we are still appealing kasi tapos na po yung round one eh, ibig sabihin naka-receive na yung mga barangay health workers sa ibang lugar, pero sa ibang lugar may mga mangilan-ngilang barangay na wala pa pong nare-receive,” she said in an interview on Abante’s Bayanihan at Kumustahan on Tuesday.

“Iba-iba po talaga ang nakukuha kaya kami ay nagtaka rin, may ibang matataas na kumbaga naibigay yung tama na amount pero sa ibang lugar po talagang napakakonti,” she added.

Rep. Co stated that they are currently working to prevent the mistakes and problems encountered during Bayanihan 1 from repeating during Bayanihan 2.

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