Thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially those bound for Kuwait, could not leave the country because of a suspension order issued by the Department of Health (DOH) against some medical clinics. With the suspension order, thousands of OFWs bound for Kuwait and other countries could not undergo the required medical examination, according to Edward Martinez, lawyer for the medical clinics. With the suspension order, the owners and employees of the medical clinics supposedly continue to suffer irreparable damage. On allegations that they have created a monopoly, Martinez vehemently denied it, saying they are not the only medical clinics that can provide medical services for the OFWs bound for Kuwait. The four medical clinics’ authority to operate as medical clinics was given not by Winston Q8 but by the DOH itself.

Source: Manila Times March 17, 2017 13:18 UTC