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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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Opposition to Manila health permit requirement growing

Opposition to Manila health permit requirement growing

FACULTY UNIONS from several private universities have sided with UST employees’ call for a review of the Manila city ordinance requiring all academic and non-academic personnel to secure a sanitary permit or professional tax receipt (PTR), citing “discrepancies” in its implementation. In a letter to Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna dated…
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Manila mayor extends health permit deadline

Manila mayor extends health permit deadline

THE MANILA city government has approved the request of UST labor unions to extend the health permit deadline for the University’s teaching and non-teaching staff, the coalition of the University's employees groups said. In a letter to its members dated June 23, the Organisasyon ng Nagkakaisang Empleyado ng UST (ONE-UST)…
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