DBM Releases P1.

185 Billion for the SRA of Health Workers

Following the approval of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, the DBM released an additional funding amounting
to P1.185 billion for the payment for the Special Risk Allowance (SRA) of 63,812 eligible public and private
healthcare workers (HCWs) who are directly catering to or are in contact with COVID-19 patients.

Overall, the DBM released a total of P11.856 billion, which benefitted 562,928 HCWs who shall receive an SRA
not exceeding P5,000 per month from December 20, 2020 to June 30, 2021. The SRA is an additional benefit
received by HCWs, apart from the existing compensations as prescribed under the Magna Carta of Public
Health Workers and the DOH-DBM Joint Circular No. 1, series of 2016.

https://www.dbm.gov.ph/index.php/secretary-s-corner/press-releases/list-of-press-releases/2059-dbm-
releases-p1-185-billion-for-the-sra-of-health-workers