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Makati City slams Taguig's response on closure of EMBO health centers, lying-in clinics

Published Jan 3, 2024 05:47 am

The Makati City local government on Wednesday, Jan. 3, slammed Taguig City's response regarding its announcement on the closure of the health centers and lying-in clinics in the 10 EMBO barangays.

The city government had earlier announced that it would be closing its health centers and lying-in clinics located in the EMBO barangays comprised of Pembo, Comembo, Cembo, South Cembo, West Rembo, East Rembo, Pitogo, Rizal, Northside and Southside, after its licenses to operate expired.

"Matagal nang alam ng Taguig na magsasara ang health centers sa EMBO barangays bago pa man into i-anunsyo ng Makati. Matagal na ring alam ng Taguig na kailangan ng License to Operate para sa health centers sa EMBO. Ito ay ipinaalala pa sa kanila ng Metro Manila Center for Health Development ng Department of Health (DOH) sa isang sulat noong Nov. 21, 2023. Ano ng naging aksyon ng Taguig? WALA (Taguig City has prior knowledge that the EMBO barangays' health centers will be shut down even before Makati City announced it. They also known long before that the License to Operate is needed by the EMBO health centers which was reminded to them by the Metro Manila Center for Health Development of the Department of Health in a letter dated Nov. 21, 2023. But what did Taguig do about it? NONE)," Makati City Administrator Atty. Claro Certeza said in a Viber message.

"Ngayon, pinalalabas ng Taguig na sila ay ginigipit ng Makati. Hindi ba ito katawa-tawa? At sino ngayon ang nagsasakripisyo sa buhay at kapakanan ng mga taga-EMBO para sa politikal na interes? Para sa kaalaman ng mga namamahala ng Taguig, ang License to Operate ay kailangan para sa health facilities na nagbibigay ng diagnostic services. Bukod sa konsultasyon, ang diagnostic services ay kasama sa mga serbisyong ibinibigay ng health centers ng Makati na nasa EMBO barangays. Malamang ay konsultasyon lang ang ibinibigay na serbisyo ng health centers ng Taguig kaya hindi nila alam na kailangan ng License to Operate (Now, Taguig is pretending that Makati is giving them a difficult time. Isn't that laughable? Now, who is the one sacrificing the lives and future of EMBO residents just for the sake of political interest? For Taguig's information, the License to Operate is needed for health facilities to provide diagnostic services. Aside from consultation, diagnostic services are included in the services being given by Makati health centers located in the EMBO barangays. Maybe Taguig's health centers can only provide consultations, hence their lack of knowledge that the License to Operate is needed)," he added.

Certeza explained Taguig has flatly refused all proposals coming from Makati to ensure uninterrupted access to health services in the EMBO barangays.

"Taguig refused to enter into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Makati regarding the properties owned and managed by the city. It also refused to enter into a Data Sharing agreement. Instead, they continue to make the outrageous claim that they own the public facilities constructed by Makati and the land on which these facilities have been built. Uulitin lang namin para sa kapakapanan ng mga namamahala sa Taguig: ang desisyon ng Korte Suprema ay tungkol sa political jurisdiction. It is about political territory, not ownership (We would just like to remind the officials of Taguig that the Supreme Court's decision only covers political jurisdiction. It is about political territory, not ownership)," he explained.

The administrator stressed that Taguig’s "twisted" interpretation of the Supreme Court decision makes it appear that it not only owns the entire parcels 3 and 4 but all the land in the EMBO barangays, including those owned by private individuals.

"Mali po ito. Handa raw ang Taguig na magbigay ng health services sa mga taga-EMBO. Ngunit bakit teleconsult lang ang inaalok nila sa halip na magtayo ng sarili nitong health centers, gaya ng iminungkahi ng Makati? (This is wrong. They say Taguig can provide health services to EMBO residents, but why is it they can only offer teleconsultation instead of building their own health centers just like what Makati recommended?)," Certeza noted.

"The problem with Taguig is that it wants all the perks but none of the responsibilities. It’s about time for Taguig and its leadership to face their responsibilities and do their job. Panahon na para patunayan ng Taguig na karapat-dapat silang pagkatiwalaan ng mga mamamayan ng EMBO barangays (It's time for Taguig to prove that it deserves to be trusted by residents of EMBO barangays)," he stressed

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