Manila health permit Archives - Page 2 of 3

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Aug

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EDITORIAL: The real enemy

A moment of silence for Thomasian unity. The highly questionable health permit ordinance of the Manila city government has undoubtedly strained relationships, disrupted work plans and sowed painful divisions in the University. When our administrators issued the memorandum requiring employees to comply with the policy last April, some workers…

UST admin failed to explain health permit policy properly, Manila mayor claims

28

Aug

By The Flame News

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UST admin failed to explain health permit policy properly, Manila mayor claims

FOLLOWING A slew of criticism among labor groups claiming that the health permit requirement is “exploitative” and “discriminatory,” Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna has claimed that their grievances may have stemmed from the UST administration’s failure to relay the policy properly to its employees. In her first public statement on the…

UST admin to allow part-time faculty members to teach if they vow to get health permit, says labor coalition

26

Aug

By The Flame News

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UST admin to allow part-time faculty members to teach if they vow to get health permit, says labor coalition

THE UST administration would allow non-tenured faculty members who did not follow the health permit policy to teach next term if they submit a letter committing to secure a health permit from the Manila Health Department, a coalition of the University's labor unions said. In a report containing the key points…

Manila open to amending health permit ordinance, says ONE-UST report

26

Aug

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila open to amending health permit ordinance, says ONE-UST report

THE MANILA city government has expressed willingness to amend the controversial health permit policy, a coalition of UST labor groups said, as the policy continues to draw flak over its supposedly burdensome and discriminatory provisions. A report released by the Organisasyon ng Nagkakaisang Empleyado-UST (ONE-UST) quoted the University administration as…

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

20

Aug

By Veancy Palad

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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…

Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

18

Aug

By Zoe Airabelle Aguinaldo

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Journalism chair ‘constrained’ to reassign teaching loads of instructors without health permits

THE HEAD of the Journalism department said he was “constrained” to reallocate the teaching loads of non-tenured instructors who failed to comply with the Manila health permit policy to lessen the disruptions at the start of the new academic year. Citing an email from the dean’s office, UST Department of…

Bakit hindi magtuturo ang ilang prof mo ngayong taon?

16

Aug

By The Flame Issues

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Bakit hindi magtuturo ang ilang prof mo ngayong taon?

Bakit hindi magtuturo ang ibang prof ng UST ngayong term na ito? Bakit yung ibang klase, hindi pa maayos ang schedule? Bakit ba nanggigigil ang mga UST employees sa Manila health permit na yan? Lahat ng mga kailangan mo malaman tungkol sa kontrobersyal na isyu, ipaliliwanag namin sa loob ng…

Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

15

Aug

By Mei Lin Weng

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Let non-compliant faculty members teach pending talks on health permit policy, AB dean urged

THE UST Arts and Letters Faculty Association (ALFA) has urged the Artlets dean to allow teachers who have not complied with the Manila health permit policy to receive teaching loads while the issue is still developing, saying the sanction imposed by the University lacked fairness. In a letter to Artlets…

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…