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02

Jul

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Isko: Manila finances in ‘ICU’

MANILA MAYOR Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso sounded the alarm over the previous administration’s billions in debt along with questionable cash advances, a condition that he said placed the city’s finances in critical status. During his inaugural State of the City Address on Tuesday, July 1, Domagoso said the administration of…

Isko keeps overwhelming lead in OCTA poll for Manila mayor

01

May

By The Flame News

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Isko keeps overwhelming lead in OCTA poll for Manila mayor

LESS THAN two weeks before the midterm elections, former Manila mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso maintained his top spot in the OCTA Research poll on the capital city's mayoral race. Surpassing ten other mayoral bets, Domagoso was preferred by more than half or 63% of the respondents in the latest OCTA…

Isko maintains huge lead in latest OCTA poll on Manila mayoral race

04

Apr

By The Flame News

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Isko maintains huge lead in latest OCTA poll on Manila mayoral race

FORMER MANILA mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso secured a dominant lead in the latest survey on the preferred candidate for chief executive of the capital city. Domagoso emerged as the most preferred mayoral bet, with more than half of respondents or 67% choosing him in the latest OCTA Research survey, which asked participants…

Manila unveils new medical testing site months after drawing flak over ‘unhygienic’ facilities

09

Jan

By The Flame News

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Manila unveils new medical testing site months after drawing flak over ‘unhygienic’ facilities

MANILA MAYOR Honey Lacuna inaugurated the city’s new public health laboratory on Jan. 8, seven months after a health permit ordinance came under fire for requiring workers to undergo medical tests in what has been described as an “inconvenient” and “unhygienic” testing facility. Lacuna said the city government and the…

Manila relaxes health certificate policy but retains fee for health, occupational permits

08

Oct

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila relaxes health certificate policy but retains fee for health, occupational permits

EMPLOYEES OF private educational institutions are no longer required to undergo laboratory examinations at the facilities of the Manila Health Department but must still pay the remaining P365 fee to secure health and occupational permits. A clarificatory memorandum released by the Manila Health Department on Oct. 7 showed that the…

UST faculty members lose teaching load over non-compliance with health permit policy

13

Aug

By The Flame News

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UST faculty members lose teaching load over non-compliance with health permit policy

SEVERAL UST lecturers have been barred from teaching in the first term of the new academic year because of their failure to comply with the Manila health permit requirement. Some non-tenured instructors who did not secure health certificates said they did not receive their appointment letters, which serve as contracts…

All Manila schools now required to follow controversial health permit policy

10

Aug

By The Flame News

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All Manila schools now required to follow controversial health permit policy

THE MANILA Health Department has now required all workers of academic institutions in the city to secure health and sanitary permits, following opposition from groups who said the policy contains “discrepancy” and is “selective" since it was only initially imposed on UST. In a memorandum dated Aug. 5, city health…

30

Jul

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST labor groups seek another extension of Manila health permit deadline

UST employees’ unions have urged the Manila city government for another deadline extension of its health permit requirement from July 31 to Aug. 31, saying a “substantial number” of their members were unable to comply due to the recent typhoon. In a letter addressed to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna dated July…