The Makati City government has announced that the yellows cards of residents living in the 10 Enlisted Men’s Barrio (EMBO) villages (which are now part of Taguig City based on the Supreme Court ruling) will no longer be valid starting Monday, Jan. 1.

The yellow cards were  given by the city government to allow registered residents to get health care services from the local government including financial aid and medicines.

Registered residents who have their yellow cards were given medical services and maintenance medicines especially during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Alinsunod sa decision ng Korte Suprema, ikinalulungkot naming ipaalam sa inyo na simula January 1, 2024 wala nang bisa ang YELLOW CARD na may address sa 10 EMBO barangays maliban kung sila ay mga empleyado ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Makati (In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court, we regret to inform you that starting January 1, 2024 the YELLOW CARD with an address in 10 EMBO barangays will no longer be valid unless they are employees of the Makati City Government),” the local government said.

In 2023, the Supreme Court affirmed its 2021 ruling that declared Taguig City, not Makati, has jurisdiction over the Fort Bonifacio Military Reservation where the Bonifacio Global City (BGC) and the EMBO barangays - Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, and Pitogo - are located.

“Samantala, gustuhin man ng Makati na panatilihing bukas ang health centers at lying-in, ngunit ang license to operate ng mga ito ay expired na, kung kaya’t kinakailangan na rin itong isara (Meanwhile, although Makati wants to keep the health centers and lying-in open, their licenses to operate have expired, so it is necessary to close them as well),” the local government said.