DBM CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 2000-12

: Republic Act No. 7305, also known as the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers.
: Section 7 requires prior consultation with local government units to assess their financial capability to extend the same benefits to locally-paid public health workers before new and increased rates of benefits are authorized for nationally paid PHWs.
: No, the suspension of the grant of new and increased benefits still holds until lifted by the Office of the President.
: The following benefits may be granted: laundry allowance of P125 per month, subsistence allowance of P30 per day, RATA of P2,200 per month for Rural Health Physicians, and a 1 salary grade increase 3 months before retirement.
: P125 per month.
: P30 per day.
: RATA stands for Representation and Transportation Allowance, and it is P2,200 per month for Rural Health Physicians.
: Three months before retirement.
: Yes, benefits for nationally paid public health workers must be consistent with those granted to locally paid PHWs after consultation with local government units.
: The suspension halts the authorization of new and increased benefits to public health workers until the suspension is lifted.