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DepEd says it has no budget for treatment of virus-hit personnel

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — The Department of Education said Monday it does not have available funding to cover the hospitalization and treatment of its personnel infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).</p><p>But DepEd officials have made voluntary contributions for an &quot;internal budget&quot; used to give assistance to personnel, including public school teachers, who have contracted the respiratory illness, said Education Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla.</p><p>&quot;For those employees who opted to be treated in private hospitals, they also got assistance from DepEd, but not from the [government] funds but from the personal contributions and collective efforts of the DepEd family,&quot; Sevilla said.</p><p>Sevilla explained there is no funding for COVID-19 medication and treatment under the Budget Law.</p><p>&quot;What has been allowed to be charged to DepEd funds are the supplies needed for the compliance with the minimum health standards,&quot; she said.</p><p>The DepEd has also partnered with the Department of Health and local government units for a referral system and contact tracing in case a personnel is infected with COVID-19.</p><div><a class="embedly-card" data-card-controls="0" href="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/tvpatrol/08/09/pdffile-pdf.pdf">Card</a> <script async="" src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charSet="UTF-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo earlier said DepEd personnel with COVID-19 may avail of PhilHealth benefits.</p><p>Mateo added that teachers are not required to distribute learning materials to learners at home if they fear that they may get the virus.</p><p>The DepEd was not immediately able to provide figures on the number of personnel that have tested positive for COVID-19.</p><p>Across the country, nearly 130,000 people have so far been confirmed to have contracted the disease, as of Sunday, of whom, almost 60,000 are considered active cases.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/09/20/philippines-covid-19-case-tally-approaches-130000">Philippines’ COVID-19 case tally approaches 130,000</a></li></ul><div><strong>-- With a report from Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The Department of Education said Monday it does not have available funding to cover the hospitalization and treatment of its personnel infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).</p>

The Department of Education said Monday it does not have available funding to cover the hospitalization and treatment of its personnel infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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DepEd says it has no budget for treatment of virus-hit personnel

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Aug 10, 2020 07:43 PM PHT

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