FULL CAPACITY An advisory that reads 'Full Capacity for COVID-19 cases' is seen posted at a hospital in Pasay City at the height of the pandemic in 2021. —RICHARD A. REYES A group of private health-care workers has filed a complaint against several regional offices of the Department of Health (DOH) with the Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) over the delayed disbursement of P5.8 billion in allowances for over 53,000 medical front-liners who served at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the United Private Hospital Unions of the Philippines (UPHUP), the amount covers the Health Emergency Allowance (HEA) that should have been given as far back as 25 months for health-care workers who went on duty in 155 private hospitals during the pandemic.

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