The Baguio City Council on Monday (Sept. 20) requested that all private and public medical institutions offering COVID-19 tests give discounts to board and bar examinees.
According to the resolution drafted by city legislators, the discounts will “help ease the burden and anxiety” of the exam takers.
It is imperative for all public and private medical establishments in the city to give discounts to board and bar examinees who are required COVID-10 antigen or RT-PCR tests, the resolution said.
“The discounts that will be provided by the said institutions is a form of helping the examinees on their path in achieving their dreams by lessening their financial burden,” the council said.
The council said that the city government is not deaf or blind to the plight of the board and bar examinees and that their preparations for the exams would be more manageable without the financial burden brought by the required antigen or RT-PCR test.
The council added that the financial resources that the examinees need for their preparations are “not matter to be taken lightly.”
The council then disclosed that the price of the tests is reportedly costly to many people, including board and bar examinees, who still rely on their parents to shoulder the expenses of undergoing said examinations.
“The current extraordinary circumstances triggered by the pandemic is bringing stress and additional burden not to the exam takers finances but also to their concentration and focus in taking the said examinations,” the council said. – PG – bny
