DBM releases P1.08 billion for health workers hit by COVID

Ben O. de Vera 05/16/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Frontliners and other personnel employed in health facilities who had been infected with COVID-19 this year can now expect to receive compensation from the Department of Health (DOH). The Department of Budget and Management…

Mandaue’s BHNWs ask for honorarium increase

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Barangay Health Nutrition Workers (BHNW) in Mandaue City on Monday, have requested the city to increase their monthly honorarium of P3,300. In a meeting on Monday, April 4, city officials agreed that…

Chan honors frontliners as Lapu-Lapu City commemorates Rizal Day

Futch Anthony Inso 12/30/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan honors the frontliners — the modern day heroes — as the city government joins the nation in celebrating the 125th death anniversary of our national hero, Jose…

Booster shots: Lapu-Lapu targets 9K medical frontliners

Futch Anthony Inso 11/22/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will inoculate around 9,000 medical frontliners for the booster shots against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dr. Agnes Realiza, head of the Lapu-lapu City Health Office, said that the…

Lapu volunteer frontliners refuse to return due to food shortage

Futch Anthony Inso 09/14/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Several medical frontliner volunteers assigned to different vaccination sites here have already refused to lend their help in the ongoing vaccination rollout. This is after the city has no longer provided them food packs for…

A salute to our ‘invisible’ modern day heroes!

Immae Lachica 08/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Modern day heroes. What comes to mind when you think of heroes? And what do you appreciate most about them? Is it their gesture to somehow help save humanity? A hero is described as…

Cebu City begins releasing cash incentives for frontliners sent to NCR

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government on Monday, July 12, has announced that it has begun releasing the incentives meant for medical frontliners who were deployed in Metro Manila earlier this year. The city’s Public…

J&T Express to honor riders as modern heroes

PR 06/24/2021

This July, new heroes will be in town. E-commerce delivery giant J&T Express Philippines will be holding J&T Heroes: Bayani sa Makabagong Panahon to recognize the contributions of its delivery riders, on July 2, 2021 via livestream…

DOH-7: Vax not directly linked to deaths of 3 frontliners

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The deaths of three frontliners in Central Visayas who received COVID-19 vaccines are not directly connected to the inoculation, the Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) ruled. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson…

Cebu City resumes vaccination tomorrow but in one site

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government announced on April 14, 2021, that the vaccination program will continue in one site at the Robinsons Galleria on Thursday, April 15, 2021. City Health Department (CHD) officer-in-charge, Dr.…

Mandaue encourages remaining frontliners to have themselves vaccinated

Mary Rose Sagarino 04/13/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City government is encouraging medical frontliners to have themselves vaccinated against the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Subangdaku Barangay Captain Ernie Manatad, chairman of the Mandaue City COVID-19 vaccine board, said that…

Sotto, DOH-7 deny frontliners ‘coerced’ to go to NCR

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two of Central Visayas’ top health institutions denied that some medical frontliners from Cebu were coerced to go to Metro Manila. The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) issued a statement on April…

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