Ika-4 Abril 2010
Sa pagdiriwang natin ngayong araw ng Pasko ng Pagkabuhay, nakakalungkot na tayo sa Philipppine General Hospital (PGH) at sa University of the Philippines (UP) sa pangkalahatan ay nababalot pa rin ng agam-agam at lungkot. Ang pagtanggal ng representasyon ng mga estudyante sa UP-Board of Regents, ang pagtanggal ng nakaupong PGH Director ng walang due process, ang pagpapatupad ng mga polisiya ng walang pag-uusap ng mga kinaukulan, ay ilan lamang sa mga mapang-api at pang-aabuso sa poder na isinagawa ng Administrasyong Roman na direktang sumisira sa reputasyon ng ating pamantasan at paglabag sa mga demokratikong prinsipyo na pinanday ng mga lider estudyante at mga patriyotikong kaguruan ng pamantasan may ilang henerasyon na ang nakaraan. Ang pinagpipitagang pamanang ito ay hindi natin kailan man hahayaang kalimutan at tanggalin ng isang Presidente lamang. Sa isang kumunidad, lalo pa’t pang-akademya, ang anumang tahakin nito ay naayon sa pangkalahatang pagpapasya, hindi ng iilan, at hindi ng Administrasyon lamang.
Kayat, kasabay ng mass leave ng mga PGH consultant/doktor, ang All UP Workers Union ay nanawagan ng picket-vigil ng mga kawani, kasama ang mga kaguruan at estudyante simula ng Lunes, ika-5 ng Abril 2010, sa pasukan ng PGH Main Lobby upang ipahayag at idiin ang pagkondena sa mali at abusadong pamamalakad ng Administrasyong Roman.
Mariin din nating kinukondena ang mga pananakot na ginagawa ng huwad na Direktor Domingo ng PGH tulad ng inilabas na Memorandum No. 2010-24 at ng CSC MC No. 6 s. 1987. Nais nating linawin na ang kilos protesta ng mga kawani ng UP-PGH at mga estudyante ay hindi isang strike kundi isang paggampan ng malayang pamamahayag na ginagantiya sa ilalim ng ating Saligang Batas (Sec. 4, Art. III). Wala ring mangyayaring temporary stoppage o disruption of public service dahil marami namang pasukan at labasan ang ospital.
Ang unyon ay nanawagan sa ating mga pasyente at sa publiko ng inyong pang-unawa, hindi po namin inaabandona ang aming simumpaang tungkuling maglingkod sa Sambayanan, ito ay temporaryong sagabal lamang upang idiin ang aming protesta.
Nanawagan din tayo sa ating kapwa kawani, tayo ay magkaisa, huwag nating hayaang magkawatak-watak ang ating hanay dahil sa pamumulitika at pang-aabuso sa poder ng UP Board of Regents at ng Administrasyong Roman. Ang pananahimik sa mga pangyayaring ito sa ating ospital at pamantasan ay pagpapayag na rin sa kanilang pagsaula sa mga demokratikong prinsipyo, sa kasiguruhan sa trabaho at sa due process. Dapat nating isipin na kung nagagawa nilang tanggalin sa puwesto ng walang dahilan ang isang opisyal katulad ng PGH Director, mas lalo nila itong magagagawa sa mga ordinaryong kawani.
Nananawagan din tayo sa mga doktor, kaguruan at mga opisyal ng iba’t-ibang kolehiyo ng UP Manila, hindi po sapat ang mga palihim na suporta, kailangang hayagan tayong manindigan para sa katotohanan, hustisya at demokratikong prinsipyo.
Itaguyod ang mga demokratikong prinsipyo ng konsultasyon, representasyon, at pagkakapantay-pantay! Ipaglaban ang kaseguruhan sa trabaho at due process!
Ipaglaban ang karapatan ng mamamayan sa edukasyon at serbisyong pangkalusugan!
Sa Lunes, ika-5 ng Abril 2010, sumama sa Kilos-Protesta, 7:00-10:00 AM, at Picket-Vigil (buong araw), PGH Flagpole/Main Lobby.
IBALIK ANG TAMA! ANG U.P. AT P.G.H. PARA SA BAYAN!
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
PGH doctors go on mass leave - INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines – Around 60 doctors of Philippine General Hospital (PGH), the teaching hospital of the University of the Philippines’ College of Medicine (UPCM), went on mass leave starting Monday to protest the removal of Dr. Jose Gonzales as PGH director.
Dr. Edelina dela Paz, who was among the doctors who went on mass leave, told the Inquirer that the hospital administration seemed to be in denial that there was a problem at the government facility.
“We want to show that all of the people here at PGH are disgruntled … There is something going on here,” she said.
The controversy at the hospital started in December when Gonzales was elected PGH director by the 11-member UP Board of Regents by a vote of 6-5.
The board, however, nullified the results after it voided the pro-Gonzales vote cast by student regent Charisse BaƱez on the ground that she was not enrolled at UP at the time the election was conducted.
On February 25, the board held another election which led to Domingo being named as PGH director.
In a statement, the 60 doctors said they decided to take a mass leave of absence starting yesterday “to express our anger and dismay over the oppression and dubious removal from office of one of our own PGH doctors and to strongly protest the lack of democratic process in selecting our director.”
PGH doctors go on mass leave - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
Dr. Edelina dela Paz, who was among the doctors who went on mass leave, told the Inquirer that the hospital administration seemed to be in denial that there was a problem at the government facility.
“We want to show that all of the people here at PGH are disgruntled … There is something going on here,” she said.
The controversy at the hospital started in December when Gonzales was elected PGH director by the 11-member UP Board of Regents by a vote of 6-5.
The board, however, nullified the results after it voided the pro-Gonzales vote cast by student regent Charisse BaƱez on the ground that she was not enrolled at UP at the time the election was conducted.
On February 25, the board held another election which led to Domingo being named as PGH director.
In a statement, the 60 doctors said they decided to take a mass leave of absence starting yesterday “to express our anger and dismay over the oppression and dubious removal from office of one of our own PGH doctors and to strongly protest the lack of democratic process in selecting our director.”
PGH doctors go on mass leave - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
Monday, March 29, 2010
UP-PGH doctors announce mass leave in protest of new chief - INQUIRER.net
By Jeannette Andrade
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 10:04:00 03/29/2010
MANILA, Philippines—Doctors, health workers, and students of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital staged a protest action during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday.
They also announced a doctors' mass leave to protest the removal of the hospital head and the installation of the new PGH chief.
The move is to protest the ouster of Dr. Jose Gonzales as PGH director.
The protesters covered the Oblation statue with a black cloth to condemn the administration's "blatant disregard of the democratic processes" at the UP-PGH.
UP-PGH doctors announce mass leave in protest of new chief - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 10:04:00 03/29/2010
MANILA, Philippines—Doctors, health workers, and students of the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital staged a protest action during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday.
They also announced a doctors' mass leave to protest the removal of the hospital head and the installation of the new PGH chief.
The move is to protest the ouster of Dr. Jose Gonzales as PGH director.
The protesters covered the Oblation statue with a black cloth to condemn the administration's "blatant disregard of the democratic processes" at the UP-PGH.
UP-PGH doctors announce mass leave in protest of new chief - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
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