House probe sought on reported delays in health workers' benefits

MANILA 1st District Rep. Manuel Luis “Manny” T. Lopez on Tuesday filed House Resolution  1704, which calls for an investigation on the reported delays in the release of allowances and other benefits of healthcare workers in the time of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

“The complaints from our essential workers should not fall on deaf ears, but rather, should compel us to review and reformulate the country’s Covid-19 response for the safety and welfare of our citizens and the nation,” Lopez said. "Undue delay in the provision of benefits and allowances to our essential workers is absolutely reprehensible."