“Nobody must be forced to choose between dying from an infectious disease or dying from hunger,” Hontiveros said. 1441, the group life insurance provides a minimum of P1 million to the beneficiary if a worker dies from the infectious disease or complications arising from it. Workers would be entitled to full payment of their medical bills if they are sickened by the infectious disease, Hontiveros said. Dole goalLabor Secretary Silvestre Bello III promised “fresh 1 million jobs” to workers displaced during the lockdown in the provinces. They should reside in the community where a project was being executed.Bello said the plan was submitted to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease, which directs government efforts against COVID-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2020 21:22 UTC