Watch more on iWantTFC MANILA — The Philippine Nurses Association said Sunday it welcomes the allocation of P50 billion for the special risk allowance of medical frontliners in the 2022 national budget.
PNA President Melbert Reyes estimated that around a million health workers, of whom half are nurses, from both public and private hospitals will benefit from the SRA allotment. "Across the board [ang pagbibigay ng SRA], lahat ng health workers ay mabibigyan equally," Reyes told ABS-CBN's TeleRadyo. Reyes does not know the exact amount that each health worker will get, but said he initially proposed to Congress a P15,000 SRA."Parang one-time compensation siya. It covers all," he said.Last year, the delayed release of health workers' benefits triggered protests from medical frontliners across the country.