Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office
The DepEd Task Force COVID-19 issued Memorandum No. 071-20, requesting initial funds totaling approximately P2.69 million to support the management and testing of reported COVID-19 cases among Central Office personnel from July to December 2020. The funds will cover expenses for hiring medical staff, conducting RT-PCR tests, providing rapid test kits, and offering financial assistance for hospitalized personnel. Additionally, the budget includes costs for accommodation, transportation, emergency medicines, and food allowances for those affected by COVID-19. This memorandum aims to ensure the health and safety of DepEd personnel during the pandemic.
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- What is Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office about?
- The DepEd Task Force COVID-19 issued Memorandum No. 071-20, requesting initial funds totaling approximately P2.69 million to support the management and testing of reported COVID-19 cases among Central Office personnel from July to December 2020. The funds will cover expenses for hiring medical staff, conducting RT-PCR tests, providing rapid test kits, and offering financial assistance for hospitalized personnel. Additionally, the budget includes costs for accommodation, transportation, emergency medicines, and food allowances for those affected by COVID-19. This memorandum aims to ensure the health and safety of DepEd personnel during the pandemic.
- What type of law is DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20?
- Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office (DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20) is a Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office enacted?
- Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office (DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20) was enacted on Jul 22, 2020.
- What is the citation for Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office?
- Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office, DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20, Jul 22, 2020 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20
- Date Enacted
- Subcategory
- Department of Education
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
July 22, 2020
DEPED TASKED FORCE COVID-19 MEMORANDUM NO. 071-20
| FOR | : | Undersecretary Annalyn M. Sevilla |
| SUBJECT | : | Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office |
To support the implementation of the DTFC Memorandum No. 68 or the Protocols in Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts at the Central Office, the DepEd Task Force COVID-19 requests for initial funds to cover the following estimated expenses, related to the need to urgently provide assistance to CO personnel who have been/may be exposed to close contacts of COVID-19 cases, personnel who are/will be close contacts of COVID-19 cases, and personnel who are/will be confirmed positive for COVID-19, from July to December:
|
Item |
Unit Cost |
Quantity |
Total Cost |
|
Hiring of one COS medical doctor |
P85,074.00/month |
6 months |
P510,444.00 |
|
Hiring of two nurses |
32,053.00/month |
6 months x 2 people |
384,636.00 |
|
RT-PCR testing (for symptomatic close contacts) |
11,000.00/test |
30 people |
330,000.00 |
|
Rapid test kits (for asymptomatic close contacts and symptomatic personnel exposed to close contacts) |
1,500.00/kit |
100 people |
150,000.00 |
|
Financial assistance for hospitalized personnel due to COVID-19 or probable COVID-19 |
30,000.00 |
20 people |
600,000.00 |
|
Accommodation costs for close contacts and confirmed mild cases (in case of failure to secure partnership with LGUs for free accommodation/ free use of quarantine facilities) |
1,200.00 |
10 days (average) x 50 people |
600,000.00 |
|
Transportation costs (fuel, toll fees, parking fees, etc.) |
1,000.00 |
70 |
70,000.00 |
|
Emergency medicines for those who will stay in DepEd-designated facilities and those hospitalized, as needed |
2,000.00 |
70 people |
140,000.00 |
|
Food allowance for those who will stay in DepEd-designated facilities and those, hospitalized, as needed |
600/three meals |
10 days (average) x 70 people |
420,000.00 |
|
TOTAL |
P2,694,636.00 |
For the consideration and approval of the Undersecretary.
(SGD.) ALAIN DEL B. PASCUAUndersecretaryChairperson, DepEd Task Force COVID-19
Cite This Law
Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office, DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20, Jul 22, 2020 (Philippines)
Funds for the Handling, Management, and Testing of Reported COVID-19 Cases and Close Contacts in the Central Office, DepEd Tasked Force COVID-19 Memorandum No. 071-20 (Phil. 2020)
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