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IATF removes medical insurance rule for college students in face-to-face classes

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Students enter the gate of the Far Eastern University in Manila on February 23, 2022. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/tvpatrol/04/22/20220223-covid-face-to-face-classes-feu-nursing-gc-5945-(1).jpg"/><figcaption>Students enter the gate of the Far Eastern University in Manila on February 23, 2022. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The country&#x27;s COVID-19 task force has removed the medical insurance requirement for students attending the limited in-person classes, Malacañang said on Friday. </p><p>Government earlier this year allowed colleges and universities under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 to hold face-to-face classes at full capacity, but those attending physical classes must be<strong> </strong>enrolled in PhilHealth or any insurance provider. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/11/22/full-classroom-capacity-okd-for-colleges-universities-under-alert-1">Gov&#x27;t OKs full capacity for college, university in-person classes under Alert Level 1</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Upon the recommendation of the Commission on Higher Education, Section 4, item H of the CHED-DOH joint memorandum circular... pertaining to the medical insurance for students is hereby repealed,&quot; Deputy Palace spokesperson Kris Ablan said in a press briefing.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/21/22/students-urged-to-get-philhealth-insurance-for-classes">PhilHealth urges college students to get insurance for face-to-face classes</a></li></ul><p>There were no details immediately available on why CHED recommended it in the first place. </p><p>But the National Union of Students of the Philippines earlier criticized the medical insurance requirement, saying that not all students can afford health insurance. </p><p>They urged government to fund this instead. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2007184" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The country's COVID-19 task force has removed the medical insurance requirement for students attending the limited in-person classes, the Palace said.

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IATF removes medical insurance rule for college students in face-to-face classes

Job Manahan,

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Published May 27, 2022 01:07 PM PHT

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Updated May 27, 2022 02:06 PM PHT

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