The Health Certificate Requirements in the Philippines

Guidelines and Fees on Securing a Health Certificate

Article 30, Section 132 of the Quezon City Revenue Code, as Amended states:
"all persons employed in business establishments engaged in food, entertainment and personal services are required to undergo medical and physical examination given by government hospitals,medical clinics and those private hospitals and medical clinics that may be accredited for the purpose..."

To get your HEALTH CARD from the City Health Department
Requirements for first time applicants:
a) Get your Order of Payment and pay (Php ---.--) for your Helth Card at the City Treasurer's cashier.
b) Submit for laboratory examination, your stool and sputum specimen and get the results. The stool and sputum specimen can be submitted to the City Health Department or to any accredited laboratories
c) Attend an HIV/AIDS seminar
Schedule yourself in any of the 5 sessions held everyday, five days a week

9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:30 PM
3:00 PM

d) Get your picture taken at the Health Department for your Health Card e) Get your Health Card

...

Companies can request to:

• Have their employees' stool and sputum examination done at any accredited laboratories 
• Have their HIV/AIDS seminar done for their employees at their company premises.
• The City Health Department will send the lecturer(s) at the agreed upon schedule.
• Submit their employees' photos for their Health Card. If the photo-taking is not done at the Health Department, the ID provided will be a "white" Health Card, and not a self-laminated card This card is good only for one year, while the self-laminated card has provisions for 3 years use.

---

*My Personal Opinion


I don't know for some reasons, why other City Health Department requires exclusivity of having the stool and sputum specimen RESULTS should be from their own Laboratory & they will not accept results from other private laboratories. Although these private laboratories has also accreditation from DOH and is licensed and professionals. In fact, its more cheaper service fees than the other City Health Department. I have a friend who is newly hire from a prestigious Fast Food Company and has a requirement to submit a medical examination (CHEST-PA X-RAY, HEPA-A, URINE, & STOOL) and also a HEALTH CARD issuance from the City Health Office. of course my friend is looking for a laboratory where he could save and desired to have at least discount. He was referred indeed to a private laboratory and were able to have a discount privilege. After getting the result, he went to the City Health Office for Issuance of his Health Card, unfortunately, the results of the STOOL and  URINE was not accepted and were advised to  have another test (Stool and Urine) in their laboratory in which my friend has no choice to pay again and was more expensive than what he paid to that private lab as mentioned earlier.

• Is there any difference between Private Lab and Government Lab results...?
• Is this how we help the less fortunate Filipinos?


We Filipinos should help other Filipinos to succeed especially the less privilege people.