‘Temporary ban sa pag-alis ng doktor, nurse constitutional’

Pinoy nurse

CONSTITUTIONAL umano ang ipinatutupad na temporary ban sa pag-alis ng mga doktor at nurse na nais na magtrabaho sa ibang bansa.

“The rights to travel and non-impairment of contracts are not absolute and are subject to restrictions or limitations which the State may enforce in exercise of its police power,” ani Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman sa isang pahayag.

Nagpatupad ng temporary ban ang Governing Board ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration noong Abril 2.

“However, the ban must be coupled with adequate compensation and other benefits to medical professionals and workers who volunteer to be in the frontlines against the viral menace,” ani Lagman.

Dapat din umanong makipag-usap ang gobyerno sa mga bansa kung saan naroon ang employment contract ng mga hindi pinaalis na doktor at nurse.

“Police power is the power vested in the legislature by the Constitution to make, ordain, establish all manner of wholesome and reasonable laws for the good and welfare of the State and its people (Ermita Malate Hotel vs. City Mayor, July 31, 1967),” saad ng solon. “No less than the Constitution under Sec. 6 of Art. III on the Bill of Rights provides that “[n]either shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public safety or public health, as may be provided by law.”

     Nagpatupad ng ban upang matiyak na hindi kukulangin ang mga doktor at nurse sa bansa ngayong kinakaharap ang coronavirus disease 2019.

    “Neither does the ban constitute involuntary servitude because medical professionals and workers are not forced to render service in the country but they are encouraged to volunteer with adequate compensation,” ani Lagman. “Moreover, the ban will also promote the safety of Filipino medical practitioners and workers from being infected by the novel coronavirus which has spread to many host countries.”