Road To Progress's video: Duterte to Give P100 000 to Health Workers Affected by COVID-19

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure granting him special powers as the country faces a health crisis due to the coronavirus disease 2019 ( ). signed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, or Republic Act No. 11469, his former aid and Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go confirmed Wednesday. The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act grants the President additional powers to adopt “temporary emergency measures” to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Under the law, health workers who contracted the disease will receive a compensation of P100,000. Financial aid of P1 million will also be extended to families of those who contracted the virus and died while on duty. This provision has a retroactive application from February 1, 2020. Some 18 million low-income households will likewise receive emergency subsidy amounting to P5,000 to P8,000 for two months.