Philippine health workers decry unpaid benefits and low wages amid Covid-19 crisis

Health workers in the Philippines staged a protest decrying unpaid benefits and low wages as they grapple with record-breaking daily Covid-19 infections in the country.

Nurses and doctors from the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City protested in front of their building on August 30, holding up placards calling for the ouster of Health Secretary Francisco Duque who currently faces accusations of corruption amid the health crisis.