Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Compensation to Public and Private Health Workers Pursuant to Section 4 (f) of R.A. No. 11469

June 4, 2020DOH-DOLE-DBM JOINT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 001-20SUBJECT Implementing Guidelines on the Grant of Compensation to Public and Private Health Workers Pursuant to Section 4 (f) of Republic Act No. 11469 Otherwise Known as the "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act" I. RATIONALEThe health workers are at the forefront in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic which puts them at high risk for infection. In recognition of the unselfish and invaluable contributions of the health workers who risk their lives to help fight and prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the country, Section 4 (f) of Republic Act No. 11469, otherwise known as the "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act," authorizes the President to provide compensation of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00) to public and private health workers who may contract severe COVID-19 infection while in the line of duty, and compensation of One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) to public and private health workers, who may die while fighting the COVID-19 infection, retroactive from February 1, 2020.Corollary, the President of the Philippines, through a Memorandum from...