MANILA, Philippines — All “qualified” personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) who are at the frontline of the COVID-19 crisis will receive hazard pay of P500 a day starting Thursday. “I am glad to announce that on April 16, qualified personnel shall receive their hazard pay at the uniform rate of P500 per day,” PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said in his live address on Tuesday. This is higher than the P235 daily hazard pay that police officers at the frontline of the battle against COVID-19 were previously receiving. The PNP leadership earlier explained that while other government frontliners are given P500 a day hazard pay, police officers receive a lesser amount as it is all it can afford based on available funds. He stressed that the donation drive is “strictly voluntary with no standard amount of contributions specified” and that there will be no automatic salary deduction from PNP personnel or funds sourced from the organization’s appropriations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 14, 2020 05:48 UTC