Due to extreme heat
Senator Christopher Lawrence Go on Thursday urged government agencies and companies to consider work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for their employees and provide heat breaks to field workers given the impact of the El Niño phenomenon.
Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, said WFH arrangements were already adopted and implemented during the pandemic, thus can also be considered anew.
“Ako po ay nakikiusap sa iba’t ibang mga ahensya ng gobyerno na kung pwede magkaroon ng breaks (and to) explore work-from-home options. I-consider natin na ang mga empleyado natin ay maiinitan. Nakasanayan na ito nung panahon ng pandemya, baka maari iconsider ito ng mga kumpanya (I am asking the various government agencies to allow breaks and explore work-from-home options. Let’s consider the employees who will be experiencing extreme heat. We have been accustomed to it during the pandemic so maybe the companies could consider it again),” Go said during his visit here to inspect the Super Health Center and distribute groceries and vitamins to 413 barangay health workers in Manaoag.
Go said the workers may avail of the heat stroke, sunstroke and heat exhaustion package of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation covering PHP6,500 for confinement.
He said check-ups in health centers, even in Super Health Centers, are free.
High heat index under the danger category, ranging from 42 to 51 degree Celsius, is being experienced in some parts of the country for the past weeks due to El Niño phenomenon. (PNA)
