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

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.…

Manila mayor leaves fate of health permit ordinance to city council

04

Oct

By Barbra Althea Gavilan and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila mayor leaves fate of health permit ordinance to city council

MANILA MAYOR HONEY Lacuna is leaving it up to the city council to decide whether to amend a controversial health permit ordinance that has drawn an uproar among several workers since its implementation in UST nearly six months ago. Responding to a question from The Flame on Thursday, Oct. 3, Lacuna said changes to Ordinance…

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

23

Sep

By Cali Asajar and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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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…

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

11

Sep

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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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…

Manila health chief files cyber libel case vs labor leader over health permit video

10

Sep

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila health chief files cyber libel case vs labor leader over health permit video

THE HEAD of the Manila Health Department has filed a cyber libel complaint against a labor leader over a social media video denouncing the city’s health permit requirement that allegedly contained “malicious allegations” that seek to “destroy” his reputation. In a six-page complaint-affidavit, Manila Health Department Director Arnold “Poks” Pangan…

UST Rector: Manila health permit issue is over

09

Sep

By Christian Querol and Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST Rector: Manila health permit issue is over

UST RECTOR Fr. Richard Ang, O.P. does not want discourses on the contentious Manila health permit issue to continue because the University has already “patched things up.” In an interview with The Flame on Monday, Sept. 9, Ang declined to comment on the topic that stirred controversy before the start of the…

Manila mayor told to use ‘executive authority’ to resolve health permit issue

07

Sep

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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Manila mayor told to use ‘executive authority’ to resolve health permit issue

A COALITION of UST labor groups has urged Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna to use her authority to suspend the implementation of the controversial health permit ordinance until it has been reviewed by the city council. In a report on its dialogue with government representatives, Organisasyon ng Nagkakaisang Empleyado-UST (ONE-UST) said Lacuna should…

30

Aug

By The Flame Editorial Board

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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…