TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – Twenty-four members of municipal disaster risk reduction and management offices (MDRRMOs) in Northern Samar on Friday appealed to the national government to grant hazard pay to disaster responders and volunteers battling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). HAZARD PAY. Local disaster responders in Northern Samar set up the holding area for returning residents in this Nov. 17, 2020 photo. They also expressed their support for the establishment of the Department of Disaster Resilience or enactment of another law mandating the grant of regular hazard pay to all DRMM officers, workers, community disaster volunteers, and other non-health front-liners nationwide. We, therefore, believe that it is only your immediate favorable action on this matter that will surely boost our morals especially this holiday season,” the group said.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 20, 2020 01:41 UTC