Loren Legarda bats for Magna Carta on barangay health workers

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The Senate plenary has begun deliberating on the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). The bill aims to strengthen the rights, benefits, and protections of frontliners at the barangay level. In her sponsorship speech, Senate Committee on Health Chairperson Risa Hontiveros emphasized that primary health care is the foundation of Universal Health Care (UHC), and at its heart are BHWs who provide health services every day. Under t…