Arnold “Poks” Pangan

Manila health chief differs from UST memo, says licensed professionals must also get health permit

Manila health chief differs from UST memo, says licensed professionals must also get health permit

THE MANILA Health Department has clarified that all employees working in the capital city, including tax receipt holders, must secure a health certificate, differing from a UST memorandum which stated that licensed professionals may be exempted from the requirement if they paid for a tax receipt. In a letter addressed to UST labor…
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Manila now allows private schools to choose facility for health permit procedures, ONE-UST says

Manila now allows private schools to choose facility for health permit procedures, ONE-UST says

THE MANILA Health Department has agreed to allow all private educational institutions to undergo laboratory examinations from other medical facilities for its health permit requirement, which has drawn sharp criticism from workers for supposedly being “restrictive” and “redundant,” UST’s labor coalition said. In a report on its dialogue with Manila…
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Requiring workers to undergo health permit procedures at Manila Health Department ‘downright restrictive,’ ‘unreasonable,’ says education group

Requiring workers to undergo health permit procedures at Manila Health Department ‘downright restrictive,’ ‘unreasonable,’ says education group

A MANILA-BASED education group has slammed the city government’s health permit policy for its compulsory and exclusive conduct of laboratory tests at the Manila Health Department (MHD), calling it “downright restrictive,” “unreasonable” and “oppressive.” In a letter of protest addressed to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna dated Aug. 14, the Education…
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