The worst illnesses of our country are the ones that make us believe that social change is impossible, and that the suffering of millions of Filipinos is inescapable. The worst living conditions is where med students and health workers believe that they have no role in campaigning and fighting for just and lasting peace.
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News in Pictures: UP-PGH Doctors Take Mass Leave of Absence
UP-PGH Doctors on Mass Leave of Absence to Protest Blatant Disregard for Democratic Process, Removal of PGH Director
STATEMENT March 28, 2010 The Philippine General Hospital is in crisis because of a Hospital Director’s questionable appointment. When a tenured, democratically elected and functioning PGH Director in Dr. Jose C. Gonzales can be removed from office without due process and cause, it sends a message of oppression and shock to the PGH community. On…