Marcos: P60bil in emergency allowances given to Covid-19 frontliners

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MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday (May 8) said that his administration was able to release nearly P60 billion in health emergency allowances (HEA) to Covid-19 frontliners.

In a Facebook post late Tuesday night, Marcos said the government made the move to show how it values its frontliners.