I am Roy Padrid from Bay, Laguna, and I am a COVID-19 survivor. I stayed for more than a month in an isolation facility, and saw the plight of the people who fight this virus for us.
Of course, we all salute our frontliners. We put them in the limelight for fighting this pandemic. But this should not be the only way to praise them. We need to give them the right compensation and benefits. They all have to be well-paid and insured, regardless of which office they belong to.Our frontliners' rights
In response to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in our municipality, our LGU had to hire additional medical technologists, nurses, and other health workers to attend to the needs of our community. Most of them are underpaid, either emergency hires on a contractual basis, or regular workers who do not receive the right compensation. Although they all have their corresponding hazard pay , they are all still in danger, susceptible to too much work because of the situation.
Some services at our RHU and Barangay Health Centers – which are said to be the most accessible public health facilities for pregnant women, PWDs, newborn babies, and other health vulnerable sectors – were reportedly stopped, including vaccinations for infants and family planning programs. Health checkups are also limited to non-COVID symptoms, and prescribing medicines is not accommodated because of a lack of medical professionals.
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