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PUBLISHED ON April 20, 2008 AT 9:21 AM

PinoyPress Blog: When the character of American actress Teri Hatcher muttered on “Desperate Housewives” something that tended to cast aspersion on Filipino doctors and health professionals, Filipinos quickly raised hell. The Filipino medical community in the United States then relentlessly hounded ABC television with complaints, in the hope of repairing the damage the network supposedly did to the reputation of our doctors.

Well, they should now all troop to Cebu City, specifically to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Because what this hospital or its surgical staff did to a gay man identified only in the Cebu press as Jan-jan (and in the Manila press as “Danilo”) is far worse than Hatcher’s line and has damaged the reputation of Filipino doctors and health professionals in ways that cannot be immediately undone.

In January, Jan-jan was admitted to the hospital because a canister had ended up in his rectum. During the procedure to remove the canister, the hospital staff not only humiliated Jan-jan with taunts and laughter, but also videotaped him. As you can imagine, the video ended up on YouTube.

The video has since been removed but one can still see traces of it on the Internet, and the wires and numerous online and print publications have written about it. In fact, when you search “filipino doctors” on Google, an item about the scandal is in the Top 5 results. When you search “filipino doctors on Google News, the first item in the search result is about the incident.

As for Vicente Sotto, when you google “vicente sotto cebu,” what appears are not just stuff about the maverick senator or about his jester of a grandson, Tito Sotto (Vicente III), but a whole bunch of other links to the scandal. The man must be turning in his grave. And after this embarrassing incident, the Sottos might consider working for the removal of their patriarch’s name from that hospital.

By the way, Vicente Sotto Memorial refused to reveal the names of the staff that humiliated Jan-jan. After what they did to him, that doesn’t sound right.

Let me launch a contest, then: Whoever can provide PinoyPress the names of all the people involved in this sordid affair will get free one-year web hosting, courtesy of Web Host Philippines. (Email entries to pinoypresss (at) gmail (dot) com. Submissions will, of course, be verified.)

In the meantime, here are the names of some officials of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center — if they don’t do the right thing (that is, identify those assholes, fire them, prosecute them and strip them of whatever professional credentials), I pray that their names be forever associated with this shameful act.

(And if the Sottos don’t remove their name from the hospital, I will declare that the act of sodomizing somebody with a foreign object should be called “sotto,” as in “He sottoed me last night.” Unfair to the Sottos? You bet it is! But try telling that to Jan-jan.)

Anyway, here are some of the hospital’s officials:

* Dr. Gerardo Aquino, hospital chief
* Maricon Esparagoza, administrative officer
* Dr. Joseph Al Alesna, chairman of “special concerns”
* Dr. Celia Mabalatan, chief training officer
* Dr. Marian Denopol , assistant chief training officer
* Amosa Pascual, assistant chief nurse
* Dr. Emmanuel Gines, media liaison officer

Do the right thing, people. Or shame on you.

(CC Hidalgo/PinoyPress.net)

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tonyocruz.com » Blog Archive » Pinoypress launches contest to identify doctors, nurses in Cebu hospital scandal Says:
April 20th, 2008 at 10:40 am
[...] Blogger CC Hidalgo of Pinoypress has launched a contest asking readers and the public to identify the doctors, nurses and staff involved in the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Hospital video scandal. [...]
Ernesto Nucup Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 3:59 am
Whatever happened to the Hippocratic Oath? One of its passage states, “I will prescribe regimens for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone.”

This is a national disgrace and a taint on the professionalism and conduct of Filipino caregivers worldwide.
evelyn zamora Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 1:10 pm
dapat tanggalin ang licinse ng mga gumawa non. yung dr. at nurse…kulang pa yan dapat sunugin ng buhay…
judyvone98 Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
Well, it is a common and popular topic for LGBT, espcially for bisexual, as those at Bimingle.com discussed on the forum.
cookie flavoured crocodile Says:
April 21st, 2008 at 6:58 pm
nakakahiya talaga ang nangyari kay Janjan i can attest to that, but hindi naman din tama na ipahiya sya sa buong mundo, the doctors in this hospital should act as professionals. Kaya dapat managot din sila for the damages they’ve done apektado ang Reputation Philippine Doctors sa mundo dahil na rin sa kahunghangan ng mga “PROPESYONAL” sa Vicente Sotto Hospital, DAPAT LANG TANGGALAN SILA NG LISENSYA
Concerned Filipino Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:30 am
Kung bakit naman nagpalagay siya ng canister! Immoral act din yan!
That’s shameful in the first place already. I have not seen the footage but makilala ba siya ng madla na siya si jan-jan. Now almost kilala na siya at sikat at spared ang kanyang life for infection or whatever. Thanks also sa surgical team for that….but this time it costs a lot to the surgical team. what a life!
itsmela Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:00 am
re: Concerned Filipino’s comment
It is not the issue of the canister that ended up in the patient’s rectum but the act of videotaping and humiliating him.
You shouldn’t thank people who do their jobs unprofessionally. It doesn’t matter if the patient has done something immoral, the doctors are not to judge. Yes he was spared from infection but that’s just the doctors’ job. They are paid to do that. And by the way, the video showed a crowded operating room, even a hand holding a cellphone recording the operation - should we thank doctors and nurses who appear to be just bystanders in an operating room humiliating the patient? Are they part of the “surgical team” that “saves lives”?
kuku Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:37 am
hoy concerned filipino, isa kang malaking ignorante… naisip mo ba kung anong naramdaman nung pasyente habang pinagtatawanan sya ng isang grupo ng tao na hindi namn nya kilala… masyado kang madaling mg-judge… there are a lot of possibilities kung pano nag-end-up ung canister sa loob niya… pwedeng napag-tripan lang sya… sana magising ka isang beses na may canister sa loob mo at sabihan ka ng immoral kahit wala kang kaide-idea kung pano un napunta sayo… isa ka sa mga dahilan kung bat hindi umuunlad ang pilipinas…
singh Says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Concerned Filipino..Sa totoo lang pare kahit kalokohan ung paglalagay ng canister sa pwet mali talaga ng mga doctors natin un.Kung napanood mo ung jackass movie.Naglagay sya ng matchbox sa pwet nya tapos nung pumunta sya sa doktor sabi ng doktor wag mo sabihin to kahit kanino. di ba talagang gusto makasigurado nung doktor na walang makakalaam na iba kasi di nakakatuwa un.
Concerned Filipino Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:14 am
Please read below from Sunstar Cebu newspaper. It said “perfume canister struck in the anus during sexual act”

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/04/15/news/surgery.spectacle.html
lindsay Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:57 am
There must be something wrong with vicente sotto hospital especially with the doctors. there were even negative comments about their other departments. the doctors involved with the operation should be punished as well as their consultants because they are under the supervision of the consultants.
vankaizer Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:22 pm
@Concerned Filipino

Regardless of what act it is, you have no right to judge what moral / immoral is.

Are you casting the first stone?

When it comes down to low level legality, that’s against “Bioethics” they teach that in 2nd year med school. There are things you DO and things you DONT.

If a man suffered from MVA (massive vehicular accident) due to his neglect in the street because he is getting a bl0wj0b while driving, the case is the vehicular accident and NOT the bl0wj0b.

You judge the case, not the reason why there IS a case. And you, casting the first stone, only convey your ignorance of the topic. Be OBJECTIVE. Anyone can get a canister in their ass, maybe a bet, maybe sexual act, maybe out of curiosity but that is not the question. The question is “how are you gonna get it out”.

You my friend, even behind ten layers of anonymity, and based and as EVIDENT of your post are a dumbass.

The case is “legal-medical-administrative” not “moral”. There isn’t a law in Cebu that prohibits objects to be shoved in places where the sun doesn’t shine.

What the gay person did isn’t against the “GAY BOARD”, however, the act that the doctors did is STRICTLY against the “MEDICAL BOARD”.

If you’re the doctor’s lawyers, they might as well surrender their licenses, your logic fails.
Straight guy from the US Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Doctors and staff should loose their jobs over this incident. I would recommend a victim to setup a fund… I will personally donate $$ to prosecute offenders.
Terry Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Dapat lang managot yong mga tao involved dito. Wala akong pakialam kung paano na punta yong canister bottle sa puwit niya hindi yan ang issue dito kung di ang mga ipinakita ng mga medical staffs.Anong na lang kaya ang tingin mga buong mundo sa mga doktors natin.Naaawa ako sa mga taong di nila inisip kung tama ba yong ginagawa nila dapat tanggalan sila ng license para di na pamarisan.
michelle Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:30 pm
hindi naman kasalanan ng mga doctors yan e, kasalanan din ni jan-jan kasi kung matino sana siyang tao, sana naisip nya kung anong mangyayari sa kanya kapag nilagyan nuya ng foreighn object ang puwet nya. he is so disgusting. kaya namn nadadamay ang ibang matitinong bakla ay dahil na rin sa mga bulok na baklang katulad niya. masyado namn siyang poor para hindi maka afford ng call boy. for you jan-jan,dapat lesson learned na yan sa ‘yo.masyado ka ng sikat sa you tube.nakadiri na
Agnes Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Sino ba tayo para mag husga sa isang tao di naman tau santo. They mere act that medical staffs is mocking him cause he had bottle got stuck on his butt while they were performing surgery di magandang halimbawa damay ang matitinong medical staffs namin.Making fun for someone misfortune is not good.Kung tayo kaya pagtawanan ano kaya mararamdaman natin? di ba di maganda makakababa ng morale.I’m supporting Janjan i even wanted to donate for his cause to give lesson for those people.
Peter Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:41 pm
To Jan Jan wag ka mahiya dapat mahiya yong mga medical staffs gumawa sayo. Sana ipaglaban mo yong right mo para di na maulit sa iba yong ginawa ng mg gagong medical staffs.
Tikoy Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:00 pm
not to diss those who has opinions about janjan committing an immoral act, but clearly, anyone who says the doctors aren’t at fault here are either a member of that team that did that stupid video trying to justify what they did or sleeping with a member of that team trying to justify what the medical staff did. anyone in between is nonexistent and is living in their own little fairytale world with their own set of morals and ethics. probably a member of an ancient race of spineless single-celled organisms. but enough about those who are justifying what the medical staff let happen.

i’ve been exposed to hospital life. it ain’t pretty but i’m sure as hell certain that its violating some sort of privacy agreement between the patient and the doctor if the doctors would publish a copy of that “act of saving lives” especially when its being made a mockery of. documentary is different form a mockery. check the DICtionary morons in case you think its the same thing. many people would say janjan waived his rights to privacy the moment he shoved a canister up his ass. i don’t think so. i’m not even sure if he shoved the canister up his ass and got it stuck in there on purpose. whatever we do to our own bodies is our responsibility and our fault. im actually glad he came to a doctor for help. im just disapointed because the doctors he went to for help gave him much unnecessary publicity. and behaved in a way that makes the world think that our medical staff are a ruthless bunch of monkeys so bored with their own lives that they had to make fun of a gay dude in pain. sure they saved his life. but that’s what they’re expected to do. they can chose not to save his life but that would go against what they stand for. doctor exist to save lives, not ruin them.

i personally think a public apology and jail time isn’t even ENOUGH to rectify whatever they did.

we may or may not admit it but the education system here in the philippines isn’t exactly something i’d be proud of and flaunt to the world. sure we produce exceptional individuals but i wouldn’t credit that to the school they attended. maybe desperate housewives writers have basis when they said those nasty things about our educational system.
kartunista Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm
2 things:
1. hindi maihihiwalay sa “eksenang-OR” ang ginawa ni “janjan” na siyang naging dahilan ng pagkakalagay niya sa kahihiyan. maaaring isyu ito ito ng medical malpractice lang para sa iba, pero isyu rin ito ng imorlidad para naman sa iba. at para sa akin, dalawang malaking isyu ito na pinasambulat ng Youtube, ang modernong behikulo ng mga tsismis na gumagamit ng bidyu (kaya karaniwang nagiging kontrobersyal ang mga laman nito). pero ang malinaw na pagkabit sa kanyang “sexual act” ay hindi natin dapat itrato bilang panghuhusga sa kanya. itrato lang natin ito bilang isang pangyayari. just a mere fact. pangyayari na dahilan kung bakit siya napunta sa operating table ng vicente sotto memorial hospital.

2. ganito din dapat ang inisip ng mga mediko at doktor na rumesponde sa kanya sa panahong nangangailangan na siya ng tulong at atensyong medikal. Ngayn, hindi talaga maiiwasang mapatawa ang sinumang makaalam sa nangyari kay “janjan”. pero lumampas ang mga taga-VSMH sa boundary na itinakda ng batas at ng kanilang sumpa. at sa tulong ng kagamitang-elektroniko at abanteng teknolohiya, umlagwa ang tsismis hinggil kay “janjan”.

bagamat, hindi nila ipinakita ang mukha ni janjan (posibleng dahilan nila sa korte ito), hindi rin sila lulusot sa katotohanang ang intensyon talaga nila sa paglalabas ng bidyu ay ipalaganap ang panghihiya hindi kay janjan kundi sa buong kwerpo ng mga bakla sa bansa at sa buong mundo.

kung pinanatili lang nila sa loob ng operating room ang lahat. Kung doon lang sila nagtawanang lahat. At hindi na nila ito ilinabas pa, baka ayos lang ang lahat. After all, we all tend to laugh at things that is soo funny.

what happened to janjan (having a perfume cannister stuck in his tight ass) is laughable. tawag diyan i idiocy. kagaguhan. katangahan.

pero beyond that… ang nangyari sa kanya sa oprating room ay hindi na nakakatuwa.

isa itong anti-gay move sa tingin ko.
Jaydee Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Indeed, it was very unethical. Nobody would want to be embarrassed especially in such instances. The thing is, the very people vested to help the patient and protect him from embarrassment were the very people who led in mocking the patient and humiliating him in front of students and therefore giving them the go signal to inflict further humiliation. Hence, the youtube clip.

In the states, they have a thing called HIPAA that covers this. In other countries, there are similar variants. I am not sure of what we have here. There must be one.
itsmela Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:02 pm
@concerned filipino
again, the issue is about doctors violating the rules, the right to privacy of the patient. Even if you prove yourself right that the canister got stuck in his ass during a sex act, I still firmly believe that he SHOULDN’T thank the doctors. Immoral or not, you cannot deny that the nurses and doctors are responsible for this and should face the consequences of their barbaric attitude. They may be privileged to have gained knowledge in the field of medicine but surely they are inhumane. Now, if you want to talk about morality, can I ask you, is it a moral act to make fun of other people’s suffering?

definition of morality:
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/definition-of-morality-faq.htm

I am not saying that morality is irrelevant, it is just not what should be prioritized in this case. But you make the concept of morality ugly by using it to defend the disgusting attitude of the surgical team.

@michelle
“masyado namn siyang poor para hindi maka afford ng call boy.”
I’m sorry, Are you being shallow on purpose?
Mayghie Says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Dapat lng n managot ung mga taong
involved,, cLa pa naman ung n2rngan n professionals cLa pa uNg ganyan!! at kapwa pilipino pa!! hahah!! kmusta naman kayo??
hNdi naman nya cguro gnusto ung nangyari sa knya?? Nde kayo karapat dapat sa pusixon nyo dhil wLa kayong mga respeto sa kpwa nyo pilipino!!
Concerned Filipino Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 3:27 am
Just like you voicing out your opinion, i just did voice my own opinion.

Sorry i am in the wrong place here.
Michael Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 10:54 am
All patients deserve a right to human dignity and privacy, which should have been observed by those medical practitioners. These would puzzle the minds of other patients to either be operated and saved or just die coz you dont want to be humiliated.

I cant blame the gay’s action for causing this kind of situation, coz that is his resposibility to God and not of us, we dont have the right to judge if his is right or wrong. But these practitioners have social and professional resposibility. They are to be held liable in the court of law. They should be sanctioned for what they have done here, and for the gay who have committed, as what they label as “IMMORAL” things, they will be sanctioned in another world but not with man but with GOD…
DOG BARKS Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I still believed na dapat tanggalan sila ng lisensya sa mga medical staffs na involved dito that would be enough lesson for them at sa susunod pa kung may gagawa nito para di panaresan takot nila. END OF THEIR CAREER….nag aral sila ulit.
Tikoy Says:
April 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
hindi talga maiiwasan na merong mga pinapanganak na nilalang sa mundo na makitid ang pag iisip.

the question of morality is not the issue here but the violation of a person’s right to privacy. and the betrayal of trust that you went to a place expecting help and end up becoming a circus clown.nonetheless, opinions are opinions. excuses are excuses. and morons will remain morons.

i don’t think sending people back to school will guarantee them an education.
kartunista Says:
April 25th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Eskandalsong Bakla
(isang artikulo)

Nakakatawa naman talaga ang nangyari kay Jan-Jan.

Isipin mo nga naman, naghangad lang siya ng isang gabing kaligayahan sa inakala niyang “knight in shining armor” pero ang kinahinatnan niya’y ang malagyan ng isang canister sa loob ng kanyang puwit.

Nakakatawa dahil ang naging mitsa ng lahat ng ito ay ang kanyang katangahan, o sa medyo pinong pananatila, kawalang-ingat.

Pero labas sa usapin ng “nakakatawang pangyayari,” ang naging reaksyon ng mga medikong rumesponde sa kanya sa loob ng Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital (VSMH), ay nakakabahala at nakapagngingitngit.

Mulat nilang linabag ang kanilang sumpa bilang mga manggagamot. Habang tinatahi nila ang sugat na sanhi ng katangahan ni “Jan-Jan”, nagtatawanan pang hiniwaan naman nila ito ng mas malaking sugat gamit ang isang cellphone camera at Youtube.

Ang ganitong pangyayari ay manipestasyon lamang ng nananatiling mababang pagtingin ng lipunang Pilipino sa mga bakla, at sa kanilang paraan ng pagtatalik. Ang ganitong klase ng pagtingin ay karaniwan na nating itinatransporma bilang pandidiri at kalokohan (malakas kasi ang imahinasyon ng mga machong Pinoy).

Ang Video

Nang mapanood ko ang video, inakala kong isa itong educational material. Yun bang tipo ng video na maaaring gamitin para sa pagtuturo ng tamang paraan ng pag-oopera.

Pero nung makita ko na ang mukha ng ilang nakatawang mediko, ganundin ang bungisngisan sa background, kagyat na nagbago ang aking paghuhusga sa obheto ng video.

Ang video ay isang “graffiti”. Paraan ng mga imbweltong mediko sa naturang “makasaysayang operasyon” para sabihing “we are here”, isang karaniwang gawain kapag nakakarating tayo sa mga lugar na bihirang mapuntahan ng iba o kaya’y sa lugar na pinangyarihan ng isang kakaibang kaganapan. Yun and dahilan kung bakit nagawa pang ngumiti ng ilan sa harap ng kamera.

Youtube

Pero nang in-upload ito sa Youtube, nag-iba na ang pangkalahatang timpla at mensahe ng video. Hindi na ito simpleng pagbibida sa mga personal na kakilala. Isa na itong walang pakundangang pagkakalat ng “tsismis” sa buong mundo, gamit ang pinakabagong behikulo ng tsismis sa web.

Dahil sa kawalan ng sapat na paliwanag, na siya sanang “gagabay” sa direksyon ng video, naging isa itong panibagong behikulo para sa mga mapanghusgang pananaw sa mga bakla sa buong mundo.

Ang dating mala-lagdang “graffiti” ay naging isa nang “discriminatory graffiti” na ubos-lakas na humihiyaw ng “BAKLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!” sa buong mundo.

Sino Ngayon ang May-sala?

Otomatikong maituturong maysala si Jan-Jan. Pinabayaan niya ang kanyang sarili nang dahil lang sa isang matinding pagnanasa. Ang aral ay otomatiko ring natutunan ni “Jan-Jan” nang maganap sa kanya ang naturang pangyayari.

Isa pang may-sala ay ang mga medikong rumesponde sa kanya. Lumabag sila sa kanilang sinumpaang tungkulin. Linabag nila ang karapatan sa “privacy” ni “Jan-Jan” . At ang ganitong klase ng paglabag nila ay pawang pinagpapanagot ng batas.

May sala rin ang pamunuan ng VSMH. Ang kanilang walang-kahihiyang pagtatakip sa mga kriminal na nakasuot ng puting roba, ay isang hayagang paglabag sa batas, at sa etika ng pagiging isang bahay-pagamutan.

At Sino ang Tunay na Bakla?

Sa matsong depinisyon ng mga Pinoy, ang “bakla” ay isang lalaking may pusong babae, isang mahinang klase ng lalaki na palagiang ilinalampaso. Sila ang mga lalaking ginagawang bahag ang buntot at takot humarap sa mga hamon ng buhay na dapat hinaharap ng isang tunay na lalaki.

Hmm… kung sa kanyang depinisyon tayo magbabatay ng paghuhusga, sino sa tingin niyo ang tunay na bakla? Sino ang tunay na eskandalosong bakla? Si “Jan-Jan” ba na buong tapang na hinarap ang kanyang problema, o ang mga taong nasa loob ng VSMH na nananatiling nakatago sa closet ng kahihiyang sila rin lang naman ang may likha?

Isip-isip.
hiprokritong tao Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
when the terry hatcher incident came out at nagkagulo ang buong medical community ng mga pinoy…doon medyo na o.a-yan ako sa reaction. ngayon siguro si hatcher mag-counter demand…medyo may katotohanan pala ang comment kanyang comment!

ang nakaka-disturb was - not a single soul inside the operating room bothered to say…uy wag ganyan…di nakakatawa ito…o nakakakahiya naman sa pasyente…or anything para i-control ang kaguluhan nila…walang ni isa sa kanila na nagkaroon ng konting remorse?! nakakaloka…hindi pala…nakakatakot!

kung naging babae ang pasyente - na pinasakan din ng canister sa pwet…am sure super-sensitive ang isyu…pero dahil isa itong lalake…uy…interesting…eh nataon pang bakla…hala pagtawanan nating lahat!

isa pa - kung babae yon…nakakakaawa naman siya…inabuso…ipapatay ang gumawa niyan sa kanya! eh dahil bakla…eh kasalan naman niya…buti nga sa kanya…imoral kase!

ewan ko saan na ba pupunta ang ating mundo!

ang tao ay tao…kahit ano pa yan…lalake, babae, bakla…tinutuunan ng tamang pag-galang…nirerespeto…
joycemorrison Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
the vid is still on youtube — i saw it only today. and FUCK everyone in that room who conspired to such unthinkable INDECENCY to another person. those heartless doctors and nurses are the ones who i’m actually ASHAMED about. gad, they’re embarrassing. matakot sila sa KARMA.
joycemorrison Says:
April 28th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
agree din ako kay Mr. Hipokritong Tao… O.A. ang naging reaksyon ng ibang Pinoy sa Teri incident. di ba natin alam kung paano laitin ng mga kano ang sarili nilang presidente? ang mga newspeople natin e medyo subtle pa sa panlalait o pag-criticize kay Gloria. pero yung mga kano, walang takot na sa panlait kay George W… bastusan na ‘to.

it’s true: before you start saying something terrible to another — before you judge someone — look in the mirror first.
wink_1019 Says:
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:15 pm
i feel for janjan..it doesn’t matter qng baboy ung ginawa nia..eh ganun nmn talaga ang mga bading mk pg sex through anus..pro ung lagyan nng canister eh iba n un..adik cguro ung lalake na nkuha nya..dpat mkulong din ung salarin dito..and about sa dun sa mga paramedics n involved..tanggalan n nila nng lisensya and ipakulong..f dey are considering janjan as baboy..pwes! mas baboy sila..ms nkkadiri sila..mga professional p nmn n tao taz gnun ang ginawa! sinayang lng nila ang 10 years sa medicine..and sa DOH sna bgyan nio nng disciplinary actions ung mga medics and ung mga nursing student (f my involved n student nurse d2) pro ewan q lng qng mbigayn nga ng hustisya c janjan..sbi nga mahirap lng ung tao..ano b ang laban ng isang mahirap sa mga milyonaryo n doctors db?
gregorio marcial Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 3:04 am
i will agree that putting the surgical procedure on video and spreading it via youtube was wrong but pushing for a criminal offense and revoking their licenses is to harsh a punishment for the doctors after all, they did a pretty good job in safely removing that can out of his ass.

the doctors did not humiliate the patient, he did that on his own. the video didn’t show the identity of the victim, if any of you can show me which part of the video can show the face and identity then i will shut up… with or without that video the victim was screwed (oh pardon my term) for life because the people in the hospital know who it was and documenting it is standard procedure (not on video nga lang)
nobody Says:
May 4th, 2008 at 8:38 am
it’s a good thing that video came out and exposed the unethical way the medical team treated the patient. we are in fact thankful! because there are a lot of crazy things that happen in that hospital.
i should know.. kaya sana they dig deeper. if they treat an unconcious patient that way, how much more yung awake! the staff there are so rude, not only to patients but to students…
Mocking Bird Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 6:19 pm
There’s a number of issues here but some of you are obviously missing some critical points.

There were people in the room who had no business being there but were allowed to watch this milestone in the hospital’s surgical history (is there such a term?): NOT RIGHT (violative of hospital rules, medical profession and patient’s rights)

People were laughing, clapping, videotaping the whole thing: NOT RIGHT, NOT SAFE (violative of hospital rules, medical profession and patient’s rights; patient’s ass possibly exposed to, uhrm, foreign bacteria, er, germs)

The perfume canister was videotaped to show the brand: NOT RIGHT (kawawa naman yung canister)
Mocking Bird Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Actually, we should all take a deeper look (uhrm, no pun intended) at what happened. I think some powerful people in the Arroyo administration had a hand in this (uhrm, no pun again…). The perfume-canister-in-the-ass issue has effectively distracted the populace from the rice-shortage crisis.
damn straight Says:
May 5th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
leaking the video was wrong, but you have to admit, it’s funny.

And finding the situation funny does not automatically mean you’re a homophobe.

all those involved(the doctors/nurse/hospital staff and mr. canister lover) in this issue look to be extremely stupid.
nailalain Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
Hoi!!! Concerned Filipino - seems like you don’t understand what’s happening here: one passage on the medical oath is this: “The patient-doctor confidentiality is part of the code of ethics of a medical practitioner. The patient has the right to privacy,”. Whatever circumstance is involved.. kahit san pa nakalagay ang cannister…. hindi makatao yung ipagkalat pa yun at ipahiya yung pasyente. You’re a disgrace to the Filipino race!!!!! This is why other nations view us as inferior to them.. dahil yan sa mga katulad mo… di ka nagiisip…. I agree with wink_1019. dapat makasuhan pati yung lalakeng nakuha nya.. parang rape din ang nangyari.. and as per Bandila.. di ba ayaw nya na gawin sa kanya yan.. pero ginawa pa rin sa kanya.. it’s against his will.. a damage done against his will parang rape….
nailalain Says:
May 12th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Just imagine the damage this has caused to our nurses, doctors, caregivers abroad who are working professionally, giving care to other patients… Kaya hindi na tayo umunlad unlad eh… i agree with hiprokritong tao adn kartunista… teri hatcher has now a basis for that slur… and some people here like the one who owned this username: “Concerned Filipino” has just proved how untrustworthy we are..
cindy Says:
August 10th, 2008 at 1:18 am
nakakahiya kasi we considered them as “professionals” but they didnt act like one. Ano ba yan! thats why we cant blame other countries na mababa ang tingin nila sa quality ng mga medical workers natin kasi ba naman parang di sila well educated. I feel sorry for the other doctors and nurses na mabubuti ..nasisira tuloy ang reputation nila coz of other “basura” medical workers.

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