MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government said it will request additional funds from Congress to extend the contracts of contact tracers until the end of the year. “The DILG will request Congress to appropriate funds for the renewal of these contact tracers. DILG was able to re-hire only 15,000 contact tracers under a six-month contract this year. Only P500 million was allocated for the hiring of contact tracers in the 2021 General Appropriations Act. Aside from the contact tracers hired by the national government, local governments nationwide also hired personnel tasked to do contact tracing efforts.

Source: Philippine Star March 11, 2021 06:11 UTC