MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine General Hospital is looking for funds to settle the months-long delay in the release of coronavirus-related allowances to its workers, a senior health official has said. Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the situation over PGH had left the DOH concerned, adding that they had been in talks with the hospital's medical chief Dr. Gerardo Legaspi. Vergeire added that hospital administrators are already seeking help within their system to put an end to the matter. In another briefing, the health official said another possible factor for the delay is also workers' completing their requirements. Maristela Abenojar, national president of the group Filipino Nurses United, had told Philstar.com in an exchange that over 4,200 health workers in the PGH have yet to receive the said compensation since April.

Source: Philippine Star November 29, 2020 04:41 UTC