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Marcos applauds the House’s support of the Magna Carta for community health workers

The Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), or House Bill (HB) 6557, was passed by the lower house, much to the joy of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., who hails it as the beginning of measures to better reward BHWs.

According to a news release from Malacaang, Marcos expressed optimism that a bill that was a top priority for his administration would pass the Senate after it passed the House of Representatives on its third and final reading on December 12 of last year.

“I’m also pleased to report that yesterday, when I was with the PLLO [Presidential Legislative Liaison Office], the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers, was signed. (I’m also delighted to report that I was with the PLLO yesterday and that among the legislation that has already been passed, one of them was the Magna Carta for Barangay Health Workers.) Kaya’t malaking bagay ‘yan. In a meeting at Malacaang, Marcos said, “So that’s a major problem.

No one could dispute the crucial role played by BHWs, especially during tragedies or disasters, according to Marcos, a former governor of the province of Ilocos Norte.

He claimed that during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, BHWs were crucial in providing services, making house-to-house inspections, and selecting which members of the populace needed to be admitted to hospitals and isolation centers.

He emphasized that because of their local presence, BHWs are also a crucial information source for the national government when making policy decisions.

“โ€ฆIn order for us to make a sound judgment at the national level, we still need the cooperation of BHW,” Marcos said. “โ€ฆPara naman magkaroon kami ng magandang decision sa national level ay kailangan pa rin namin ng tulong ng BHW.”

Without the barangay health workers, the lupon, the daycare center staff, and all of the nation’s volunteer employees, I’m not sure how the government will run.

“I don’t know how the government would run without the barangay health workers, the council, the daycare center staff, and all of our volunteer employees,” the speaker said. The President stated that these volunteers “truly help deliver the government services to the people” and “they are the ones the administration can genuinely rely on.”

Marcos also holds out hope that the Magna Carta for BHWs’ passing in the lower house and ultimate passage in the upper chamber will mark the “start” of the national government’s efforts to honor the barangay health workers for their dedication.

In addition, he anticipates that “because of the significance of health workers’ work, there will be no opposition to the measure.”

We need your help to complete this. Please continue your fantastic work. And our people, who matter most, as well as the government, are depending on you, he added.

In order to reward barangay health workers for their dedication, HB 6557 aims to give them allowances and other perks.

In accordance with the rules established by the Department of Health, BHWs are individuals who have completed training programs under the auspices of any accredited government or non-governmental organization and who volunteer to provide primary healthcare services in the community.

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