MANILA Mayor Isko Moreno signed on Friday afternoon the “One COVID-19 Allowance” (OCA) intended for the city healthcare workers to recognize their efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic amounting to P30,268,812.

Mayor Isko expressed his gratitude to the DOH (Department of Health) and the national government for releasing the allowance of 4,825 medical frontliners of the six city-run hospitals and City Health Office from January 1 to 31, 2022.

With a total of 4,825 medical frontliners, P2,119,000 was allotted for 239 medical workers in Ospital ng Tondo; P5,189,437.50 for 664 health workers in the Gat. Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center; P2,171,625 for 259 medical frontliners in Ospital ng Sampaloc; P5,151,000 for 619 health workers in Sta. Ana Hospital; P5,053,750 for 625 medical frontliners in Justice Jose Abad Santos General; P6,350,000 for 756 medical frontliners in Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center; and P10,224,000 for 1,661 health workers assigned at the City Health Office.

Mayor Isko said the fight against the dreaded disease in Manila will not be achieved, and more people will not be saved from COVID-19 infection if not for the bravery and sacrifices shown by medical frontliners.

The DOH earlier announced that the OCA shall be provided to all health workers involved in COVID-19 response in line with the National Action Plan COVID-19 strategy of Prevention, Detection, Isolation, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Vaccination (PDITR).

Under the program initiated by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, medical frontliners will receive, depending on their level of COVID-19 exposure, which is classified into three categories: low risk, moderate risk, and high risk.

Frontliners identified as high risk, including those directly catering to infected patients, shall receive P9,000 a month, while those under the moderate risk and the low-risk categories are entitled to a monthly allowance of P6,000 and P3,000 respectively. By Edd Reyes

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Edd Reyes