MANILA, Philippines — Otso Diretso opposition senatorial candidate Samira Gutoc has rallied behind the country’s barrio doctors, saying that incentives and protection for them should be strengthened and institutionalized through a law. May incentives ba for our doctors (Do we have incentives for our doctors)? The Doctors to the Barrios (DTTB) program is a program under the Department of Health (DOH). “Kailangan po ang automatic allocation, ang health subsidy, ang health hazard insurance ng bawat doctor para hindi matakot ang doctor mag-serbisyo sa mga probinsya (The program needs automatic allocation, health subsidy. Each doctor needs health hazard insurance, so they don’t hesitate to work in the provinces),” said Gutoc, a recent UNDP N-Peace awardee.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2019 06:33 UTC