00:00Starting this year, government officials will receive a P7,000 medical allowance
00:06after the Department of Budget and Management, or DBM, approves the requirements for its distribution.
00:13The details are in the national news of Patricia Lopez of IBC 13.
00:20Roger has been a government employee for three decades.
00:23And because of his age, he also has some underlying feelings.
00:29I have a chest pain every month.
00:32The lowest I can pay is P5,000.
00:37That's why he's happy that the Department of Budget and Management, or DBM,
00:43has approved a P7,000 medical allowance for government employees this year.
00:51I really need a guarantee.
00:55Even though I'm still healthy, I'm still working.
00:59I need to work.
01:01I also need to support my family.
01:04I need medicine every day.
01:08According to DBM Circular No. 2024-6,
01:13all civilian government personnel of national government agencies,
01:21regular, casual, or contractual employment status,
01:26including appointees or elective employees, full-time workers, or part-timers,
01:32including those working in state universities and colleges,
01:37government-owned and controlled corporations, local government officials,
01:42and employees of local water districts,
01:45can also use the medical allowance for the health maintenance organization of employees.
01:51It can also become a cash form for those who have their own HMOs.
01:56They pay their own medical expenses and there are no HMOs.
02:00Budget Secretary Amena Pangandaman is thankful for the support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
02:07for the fulfillment of this dream for the well-being of government officials.
02:12From IBC 13, Patricia Lopez, for Balitang Pambansa.
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