Manila health permit

25

Apr

By Alliya Jade Perez and Sheridan Joy Delfino

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Amendment to make health permit optional for educators under review by Manila City Council — UST labor leaders

AMENDMENTS ARE underway to make Manila city’s much-criticized annual health permit voluntary for university faculty members, UST labor group leaders said, following talks with Mayor Francisco “Isko" Moreno Domagoso. Manila City Legal Officer Luch Gempis, Jr. reportedly said amendments to the Ordinance No. 8793, which imposes the health permit, have…

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11

Mar

By Mei Lin Weng

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Isko: Health permit policy only for new applicants, certain sectors

MANILA MAYOR Francisco “Isko" Moreno Domagoso clarified on Wednesday, March 11, that those working for educational institutions no longer need to secure an annual health permit, a requirement that has been labeled by UST labor groups as "unnecessary," "questionable" and "costly." Only new applicants and workers in specific sectors, such…

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11

Feb

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST workers groups urge Manila to issue memo on amended health permit policy

GROUPS REPRESENTING UST workers have called on the Manila city government to issue a memorandum revising the controversial health permit requirement, a policy that Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso vowed to amend during the 2025 election campaign period. In a letter addressed to Domagoso, the Organisasyon ng Nagkakaisang Empleyado…

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05

Feb

By The Flame News

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UST postpones health permit deadline for part-time instructors as workers complain about ‘problematic’ app

THE DEADLINE for non-tenured UST instructors to accomplish their health permit requirements has been deferred indefinitely as employees encounter a defect on the GoManila app that overcharges applicants securing the document. In a memorandum addressed to University academic staff, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs chief Prof. Cheryl Peralta said the…

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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…

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23

Dec

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST to hire non-tenured academic staff pending compliance with health permit requirement

NON-TENURED instructors of the University may now have their employment contracts renewed for the second term of the academic year, but must comply with the Manila health permit requirement by February, the Office of the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs (OVRAA) said. In a letter addressed to faculty members, OVRAA…

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18

Dec

By Christian Querol

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UST offers annual wellness package to employees but only tenured staff can avail it for free

ALL UST employees may now avail a wellness check-up package that covers processes required under the Manila health permit ordinance, but only those who are qualified for medical and hospitalization benefits such as regular academic and support staff will enjoy it for free. According to the UST Health Service’s guidelines, the…

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21

Oct

By The Flame News

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UST labor coalition seeks dialogue with rector on faculty members affected by health permit policy

A COALITION of UST labor groups is seeking a dialogue with the University rector to discuss the status of faculty members who were barred from teaching in the first term because of their failure to comply with the much-criticized Manila health permit requirement. In a letter to Fr. Richard Ang,…

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09

Oct

By Mei Lin Weng and Barbra Althea Gavilan

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Isko vows amendments to health permit policy as he seeks to reclaim Manila mayoral post

FORMER MANILA mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso promised to amend the much-criticized health permit ordinance if he reclaims the mayoral post in 2025, saying the policy was only timely and necessary during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic. Facing the media after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) last Oct.…

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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…

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