10/08/2025
OUR TRUTH:
We are only humans. We pay bills, too. We need gas money, we have our daily needs.
We also get sick, we also miss work.
We never receive tips. We are always asked for discounts. We always receive promissory notes and guarantee letters. We are seldomly paid with our original professional fees. And still we show up and we always feel grateful, especially to the Lord, whenever patients feel better under our care.
It’s true that in this profession, passion is needed. Kasi kung wala nun, wala nang mag-dodoctor.
God bless the Philippines!🇵🇭
Salamat sa lahat ng nakakaintindi at nakaka- appreciate sa amin. Kayo po ang dahilan bakit kahit sa kabila ng mga ganitong pangyayari paminsan- minsan, we still continue to show up and save lives. And we still continue to have faith and love what we do. Amen! 🙏
Healthcare has always been taken for granted and treated as charity/ service. But please try to understand, this must not be ALL THE TIME.
This is our profession, it is what feeds us and our families.
The years of preparation- It wasn’t easy. Today- It still isn’t easy.
We deserve better.
Statement on Public Shaming of Doctors!
The Philippine Medical Association condemns the recent viral post on social media publicly shaming a Surgeon Physician. Professional fees for doctors can vary based on several factors, including the complexity and type of service rendered and level of expertise of the physician handling the case. Each doctor has the right to determine the worth of his services rendered guided by a common relative value scale followed in the Philippines. Based on accounts on services rendered to the patient mentioned in the case the hospital charges and professional fees were within acceptable limits of ethical practice.
We therefore condemn the post to malign a physician who performed his duty well. He was singled out despite the fact that there were several medical specialists who handled this very complex case. Based on facts gathered the high professional fee in question was incorrect and was actually lower , the physicians even agreed to be paid with a guarantee letter! Considering the patient was treated with utmost compassion and concern by the several attending physicians for more than 20 days the social media post claiming “heartless treatment “ from the Physicians is unjust and uncalled for.
Let's focus on promoting a supportive and respectful environment for healthcare professionals. Doctors and all health care professionals play a vital role in our lives, and you should be acknowledging their hard work and dedication. You were treated and saved from near death to good health ready for discharge and you repay their kindness with Public shaming!