DOH-Calabarzon clarifies Lucena nurse’s P681 SRA
THE Department of Health-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) yesterday clarified a social media post of a staff nurse of a hospital in Lucena, Quezon who received P681.82 for his special risk allowance (SRA).
Dr. Paula Paz M. Sydiongco, DOH Assistant Regional Director, said the SRA received by Mark Raven Dominguez, a staff nurse at Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital, was commensurate to the number of days that he physically reported at the hospital.
Sydiongco explained that based on the Certificate of Employment (COE) and Daily Time Records (DTR) of Dominguez, as validated by the concerned hospital in which he was employed, he only reported physically for work to the hospital for three days in November 2020 and none for September, October and December of the same year.
“The amount he received which he posted on his social media page is equivalent only to the three days he reported for work, as shown in his validated daily time record. Furthermore, the Administrative Order No. 36, series of 2020, authorizing the grant of SRA to private and public health workers only apply to health workers directly serving or in contact with COVID-19 patients. It is computed by the actual number of days a staff is physically reporting for work,” she said.
In addition, the DOH official said the regional office has already downloaded P1,997,640.91 to Mount Carmel Diocesan General Hospital on March 9, 2021, for the payment of SRAs of health workers based on their validated COEs and DTRs.
“We hope that this will enlighten the matter. And for future concerns, we advise our health workers to file their complaint directly to the regional office of the hospital concerned. As necessary, avoid posting issues and concerns publicly through social media as this will only cause conflict and anxiety to the public who have no knowledge of the issue at hand,” Sydiongco urged.
“The Department of Health remains committed in addressing issues and concerns raised by our medical front-liners and ensures the adaption of policies for the protection, welfare and benefit of all health care workers, especially during this pandemic,” she assured.
