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Covered Governmental Transactions. - No fees and other charges shall be collected from first time jobseekers when obtaining the following, subject to the requirement in Section 5:
(a) Police clearance certificate;
(b) National Bureau of Investigation clearance;
(c) Barangay clearance;
(d) Medical certificate from a public hospital, provided that fees and charges collected for laboratory tests and other medical procedures required for the grant of a medical certificate shall not be free of charge;
(e) Birth Certificate;
(f) Marriage Certificate;
(g) Transcript of academic records issued by state colleges and universities;
(h) Tax Identification Number (TIN);
(i) Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) card; and
(j) Other documentary requirements issued by the government that may be required by employers from job applicants.
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