The Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center SCANDAL!
Author: Brian Shane // Category: brian shane gorrell, terri hatcher, vincente memorial medical center
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I know I am supposed to be resting today , but this particular issue is too important.
I have to address this issue, because it is being swept under the carpet slowly.Over three hundred thousands people have already watched this clip of travesty which occurred at the Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
Please click on the link above to be linked to the original footage.
But I think more people need to watch it.
Thats why I have provided the link.
I have sent this clip to every person I know around the world.
And we all deserve, and should receive, respect and privacy when we are in the hospital.
To think, this man was asleep when this took place.
The ENTIRE medical team should be put in PRISON.
I remember how CRAZY so may filipinos went when Terri Hatcher made her throw away comment on Desperate Houswives, about the Philippines Medical Association.
April. 16, 2008
MANILA, Philippines
A video posted on the internet showing Philippine doctors laughing while removing an object from a patient may lead to charges against the surgeons and cost them their medical licenses, officials said Wednesday.
The nearly 3-minute video of a noisy operating room shows doctors and nurses laughing, giggling and cheering.
At one point, a hand appears with a cell phone camera taking a close-up picture of the surgery.
As a doctor gingerly pulls out the 6-inch long canister from the male patient's rectum, someone shouts, "Baby out!" amid loud cheers.
The doctor then removes the canister cap and sprays the contents toward the crowd of nurses and doctors viewing the procedure.
The video has angered the unidentified patient who plans to press charges, his lawyer Guiller Ceniza said Wednesday.
The government-run Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in the central city of Cebu, where the surgery took place, is conducting an investigation, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Dr. Emmanuel Gines said more than 10 people were involved — including staff and medical and nursing students from a nearby operating room.
He said the hospital takes videos of surgeries of peculiar cases, but only with the consent of the patient.
Investigation possible
Dr. Jose Sa
The results of the investigation could also be used by the Professional Regulations Commission to suspend or revoke their licenses, Sabili said.
"I believe what they did was very blatant," he said.
Health Undersecretary Alexander Padilla said the Health Department will conduct a separate investigation.
The 39-year-old patient received surgery on Jan. 3, three days after a New Year's drinking spree and a "one-night stand" with a male partner, Ceniza, the lawyer.
He said his client was too drunk to remember how the body spray canister ended up in his body.
Ceniza said the man was determined to file charges but will wait for the results of the hospital's investigation, expected later in the week.
And I will leave that decision up to you.
This should be a crime. But its not I have been told.
Its a civil liability case which is part of international law.
These people MUST be charged with something.
They abused him and raped him of his dignity.
They must pay.
And they will.
Mark my words.
It is the grossest of injustice's, perpetrated by doctors and nurses.
Prison for these monsters.
Toilet water in their glasses.
I have been in contact, with the victims family.
All victims must support other victims.
Because many others just don't care.
BUT I DO CARE.
VERY MUCH.
I care about this mans dignity.
His self respect.
His soul.
Have you all forgot about him?
Next time we could all forget about you.
AND YOU.
AND YOU.
Have you all forgot about him?
Next time we could all forget about you.
AND YOU.
AND YOU.
This man should be compensated for the crimes against him by the medical personnel involved. He should get a million dollars. At least.
I have received over four hundred e mails about this scandal in Cebu.
I cried when I watched it.
I cried when I watched it.
I really did.
The entire story is revolting.
This man is apparently so traumatized still, and remains on a suicide watch..... STILL!
And so am I.
And so am I.
Traumatized that is, folks.
NOT suicidal.
I want to help this man somehow.
I need to.
If I were rich, I would give him money to escape his town and start over here in Australia.
He deserves to know he is loved and respected.
After the ordeal they put him through.
I need him to know, that I feel deeply for him, and what he has been through.
I don't care how he ended up in the hospital.
But he did end up there.
I don't care how he ended up in the hospital.
But he did end up there.
We all have, at one time in our lives.
Imagine if this happened to you or a family member.
They are like animals, these doctors.
No, animals are too good for these medical 'professionals'
Just imagine it was you on the table being poked at and prodded.
Laughed at and ridiculed.
And for the people who think this topic has nothing to do in my blog.
You are dead wrong.
I will comment on anything I want to in my blog.
Anything.
I don't care if people stop coming to my blog because they don't like what I have posted.
Create your own blog.
And fill it with fluff.
THIS blog is NOT fluff.
If this happened in Canada, America or Australia, he would get MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars. But this would NEVER happen here or there.
AND THE DOCTORS AND NURSES WOULD BE IN JAIL.
But because the victim is in the Philippines... and still recovering, he will get nothing but shame for the rest of his life.
But because the victim is in the Philippines... and still recovering, he will get nothing but shame for the rest of his life.
And his homophobic tormentors walk away free.
WTF!
Evil doctors and nurses.
They will all go to hell for what they did that day.
And YES, it is homophobia I'm afraid.
I have sent this clip to every person I know around the world.
All over the world.
I have also given it to the BBC.
They are considering doing a piece on it.
I will also post it on all of my blog accounts.
And I will post the video link on my blog.
And I will post the video link on my blog.
I am scared that this man will not get justice.
HE NEEDS JUSTICE.
I don't care if people don't like this post.
I don't care if people don't like this post.
I am way beyond caring now.
I only care about this man's justice.
I care about everyones justice.
But this case is brutally cruel.
Its my blog and I want people to see, what happened to this man in the hospital.
DO NOT WATCH IT if you are sensitive.
Because this is disgusting.
It could have been you that day.
Or me maybe.
DO NOT WATCH IT if you are sensitive.
Because this is disgusting.
It could have been you that day.
Or me maybe.
My mom.
Your mom.
Maybe not because an object is inside of us.
Maybe not because an object is inside of us.
But if you are sleeping, who knows what they could do to you!
And film it.
Take pictures of you when you are unconscience.
They are pigs.
All of them.
And we all deserve, and should receive, respect and privacy when we are in the hospital.
To think, this man was asleep when this took place.
The ENTIRE medical team should be put in PRISON.
Its all so sad.
He needed help, and this is what they gave him.
Its fucking homophobia.
Plain and simple.
They acted like bunch of fucking dogs.
He needed help, and this is what they gave him.
Its fucking homophobia.
Plain and simple.
They acted like bunch of fucking dogs.
Sniffing around the drama.
Thats all they are.
Thats all they are.
Rabid feral dogs.
And we shoot feral dogs dead in Australia.
Why have these people not been fired from the hospital yet?
Why have these people not been fired from the hospital yet?
What investigation has to be done exactly?
Is this video not proof enough?
It just sickens me, that there even has to be money spent on an investigation.
An absolute joke and travesty for the victim involved.
Another victim.
I have been in contact with the hospital, and they will not comment to me about it.
I only wanted to know if the doctors are still working there.
We all have the right to know.
We may have to go to that hospital one day.
Imagine that?
And I will shame the people responsible for this, into doing something for this absolute victim.
I remember how CRAZY so may filipinos went when Terri Hatcher made her throw away comment on Desperate Houswives, about the Philippines Medical Association.
Ah Hello! Watch it again, and TRY not to agree with her.
She is having the last laugh now I guess!
Because the Philippines Medical Association is a fucking joke now.
Until this is fixed. A dirty stain that will never go away.
But, they are INVESTIGATING this apparantly.
What the hell needs to be investigated.
You have the video you dumb bastards.
Fire them all and pay him for his suffering!
THESE DOCTORS and NURSES SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED IMMEDIATELY!!!!
Can you all defend this poor victimised man now?
Because your health care system is fourth world now.
Because of this video.
Not even third.
Maybe even fifth.
YOU decide.
Its a crying shame.
I understand the doctor involved has just been married.
Good luck to his bride.
Your husband is a monster.
Not a doctor at all.
A monster.
Are these people STILL working in the Philippines medical profession?
This is the most horrendous thing I have ever seen.
And I want you all to watch it.
This is the most horrendous thing I have ever seen.
And I want you all to watch it.
And you ask yourself afterwards.
Is this MY country?
It is.
Its HOMOPHOBIA at its most feral and disgusting.
The Philipines is such a homophobic country.
It is just sickening.
THAT is why this hideous event occurred.
Because there is ZERO respect for gay people in your country.
Its all bullshit.
Thats all it is.
BULLSHIT!
Stop the craziness.
Please.
God created faggots.
He created us all.
Many of you just have to accept that.
Because its the truth.
And your Bishops and many Priests have actually BLAMED the victim.
A person who was ASLEEP at the time of the assault.
And this would be considered assault around the world.
They all make me sick to my stomach.
I just can't believe it.
Shocking.
What about what they get up too, eh?
Priests.
Thats a whole other post.
But even more then that, it is cruelty and an abuse of the mans human rights.
No question.
I have forwarded this information to the United Nations.
These people can not get away with this. Your government must do something about this gross act of indecency.
I will defend the victim on this blog.
We should ALL defend this mans human rights.
REGARDLESS of the reasons, why, he was in the hospital in the first place.
That is completely irrelevant.
Totally irrelevant.
Some people are freaking out because I am commenting on this issue.
Too bad for them.
If you don't like it, stay away. Your choice.
I can comment, because I am not there.
MANY people did not know about this scandal.
Why?
And these 'Christian people' writing in with so much hate towards the victim.
It is truly sad how they hide behind God with their disgusting hatred towards others different to themselves.
It is so tragic.
Stop hating in Gods name.
You will not get into heaven this way!
Its wrong!
IN ANY COUNTRY WHERE IT HAPPENS.
I know Australia is not perfect.
Hello!
Its not just the Philippines.
But this particular incident needs to be addressed an many levels.
So many people do not want to accept that this has happened.
Many laugh and think its funny.
It is so sad.
I will comment on whatever I like in this blog.
Don't visit my blog if you don't like my point of view.
I can't please you all.
I have learned that finally.
Information.
Its what a blog is.
Its who I am.
I write what I feel.
Go away please, if you hate me so much.
Some of you can turn away and ignore this tragic event.
And thats the difference between me and the people who criticize me.
I can't talk about DJ every single day. And I don't want to anymore.
This issue trumps him today.
So you have to deal with it.
Or, start your own blog.
Because this is my blog, and i will discuss what I want on it.
Its called freedom of speech.
Please look it up haters.
Sex, Religion, Corruption, Society, Poverty or anything else I choose.
Because there are many issues in the Philippines that need a spotlight placed upon them.
And unless you are also corrupt, you should have no problems with me speaking out. I have proven my loyalty and devotion to the Philippines.
And no one person can ever take that from me.
I rest my case.
Philippine surgeons cheer after removing a 6 inch body spray canister from drunk patient's rectum.
MANILA, Philippines
A video posted on the internet showing Philippine doctors laughing while removing an object from a patient may lead to charges against the surgeons and cost them their medical licenses, officials said Wednesday.
The nearly 3-minute video of a noisy operating room shows doctors and nurses laughing, giggling and cheering.
At one point, a hand appears with a cell phone camera taking a close-up picture of the surgery.
As a doctor gingerly pulls out the 6-inch long canister from the male patient's rectum, someone shouts, "Baby out!" amid loud cheers.
The doctor then removes the canister cap and sprays the contents toward the crowd of nurses and doctors viewing the procedure.
The video has angered the unidentified patient who plans to press charges, his lawyer Guiller Ceniza said Wednesday.
The government-run Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in the central city of Cebu, where the surgery took place, is conducting an investigation, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Dr. Emmanuel Gines said more than 10 people were involved — including staff and medical and nursing students from a nearby operating room.
He said the hospital takes videos of surgeries of peculiar cases, but only with the consent of the patient.
Investigation possible
Dr. Jose Sa
The results of the investigation could also be used by the Professional Regulations Commission to suspend or revoke their licenses, Sabili said.
"I believe what they did was very blatant," he said.
Health Undersecretary Alexander Padilla said the Health Department will conduct a separate investigation.
The 39-year-old patient received surgery on Jan. 3, three days after a New Year's drinking spree and a "one-night stand" with a male partner, Ceniza, the lawyer.
He said his client was too drunk to remember how the body spray canister ended up in his body.
Ceniza said the man was determined to file charges but will wait for the results of the hospital's investigation, expected later in the week.
I'm in for this guy also! I don't care how that can ended on his body. It's not enough reason to make fun of someone under that condition..BY PEOPLE on that PROFESSION. What a sick thing to do.
I've been on an operating table so I know how helpless that guy was!
JAIL them!
Thank you, Brian, for bringing it up. It is uncivilized behavior at its worst, coming from professional caregivers and lifesavers, no less, in a country that prides itself in being professed Christian, majority of whose citizens are Catholic, if in name only. In more civilized parts of the world, these so-called professionals would be denounced and stripped of their licenses to practice and obligated to pay through their noses. Such hypocrisy from self-professed Christians who assiduously confess and receive communion on Sundays but find no conflict in laughing at somebody's misfortune, somebody whose well-being they as professionals were sworn to protect.
Outrageous and unbelievable that this things can still happen....
I was looking for the link you said so we can watch it. I have not seen the video except for some short clips in the news.
It truly is a violation of privacy and dignity.
I think I remember haring the news that they've already have the names of the doctors and hospital staff involved.
Please post the link.
brian brian. you are opening a can of worms by putting that desperate housewives clip..and..and ILIKEIT!
Let's go FiSHING!
Brian,
This is a very delicate issue. This is way too far from the DJ Montano topic. I don't think it's right for you to even talk about this matter. You are already exploiting the more this issue.
Please stick to your DJ Montano story. This is way beyond what you are fighting for already.
It's not correct.
Thank you.
I am ashamed to call these Filipino "doctors and nurses" as my countrymen. This is an outrage, people!!!!
And if the Catholic church condemns the patient then it just negates its doctrines regarding basic human rights.
Why did you forward this issue to the United Nations Brian? Do you have to do it? I mean touch this story? Not good.
I think you are going way overboard. Not nice.... this is a very delicate matter.....
By offending the catholic church in your blog to add up is not nice. No matter what, the Philippines is a catholic nation. Gay or lesbians here majority are practicing catholic christians.
Please leave this topic alone and focus on your own goal. Your DJ Montano. Your ex. Period. After all, we are here to support you against DJ Montano. Let us do our own support at out own will regarding the victim in the hospital scandal.
Tsk...tsk...tsk.... not a good move Brian. Please focus on your ex bf.
Look Buddy, what the Doctors did was wrong. No doubt about that. But no one knows in Cebu who this guy is. His face was never shown in the video. Nor was his name ever revealed. Common now, he got a cannister stuck up his ass because he got drunk, got laid on a one night stand and commented that the other guy had a small ding-a-ling and woke up the next morning with a that foreign object. It is not like he was raped. When we do bonehead things we must own up to them both ways between the Doctors and patient. The doctors admit they were wrong and so should the other guy. Everyone remains anonymous (except the doctors who have already been identified and named). You look at discovery channel and see a special on open heart surgery. You don't know who the guy is. But you see the surgery. Same way here. You see the Doctors pull out a cannister but you do not see the guys face etc....The only thing is they are kind of laughing. How can't you not laugh. Think about it.
The behaviour of the Doctors should not be tolerated. But they should be forgiven. Neither should the behavior of the Gay guy be tolerated but he should take in the chin and take like a man/woman whatever the case may be. Having anal sex is one thing but when you start shoving other stuff then you got to be prepared.
I don't know...
I feel for this guy Brian, but you're giving DJ Montano a minute of happiness here (yeah, it'll take at least a minute to read this post). It's not about him you're talking about here...
Hey brian, you posted the teri hatcher link not the hospital video. i searched for it on you tube and it can be found under ''VSMMC BLACK SUEDE SCANDAL''
I've been out of touch for a while, so this whole thing is news to me.
This is the saddest thing. To top off everything else that's going on in the Philippines... we blame everything on politicians and society people, but we fail to take responsibility for the little everyday things that go on in our lives...
What a demonstration of a COMPLETE lack of decency and integrity on the part of people we're supposed to trust with our lives.
Speaking of social ills...
if our country is permeated from top to bottom, then we're ALL at fault. It's just sad that no one ever steps up to take responsibility. I feel sorry for us. Maybe it's a good thing that this makes bigger international news. Maybe if a little more of our ''baho'' gets out there, the people who should take action will be Forced to. If we can't appeal to common decency for justice, then maybe Shame will do it. Whatever works.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f27_1208563235&p=1
here is the link idiot!!!
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f27_1208563235&p=1
fuck all those doctors and nurses who did this to him
they should be stripped of their medical profession and be jailed immediately
Come on guys, this is Brian's blog he can post whatever he wants.
It's a BIG BLOW to Filo medical profession. They'll end up in jail if they did that here in Oz. I feel sorry for the guy i hope he'll be compensated well for the shameful act they made him go through.
Brian - the sun is shining now in Sydney. I hope same there in Byron Bay. Stay healthy and more power. As an aussie-filo, I believe in what you're fighting for. I pray that you will succeed in the end.
Cheers,
Kazz
You're right, Brian. This appalling incident needs all the exposure it can get to bring those monsters of doctors and hospital staff to court.
The victim needs justice and all the support he can get. Thank you for highlighting this revolting incident here in your blog.
I've seen an intervew of Ateneo professor, the founder of gay support group in Manila (I was not too keen to pick up his name) on TFC weeks back. He said they are focusing their energy to provide legal support to the victim.
More than that, I feel this is the right opportunity for those across the world, especially in the U.S., who reacted to that particular episode and script in Desperate Housewives, to air their side relating to Filipino medical practicioners in general.
Needless to say, the Teri Hatcher's script incident was but a fictional line but hey, here's a real person victimized by the very profession they are trying to defend.
It is sad that I have yet to hear a medical group or medical activists to speak and stand up on behalf of the victim. What a shame!
Oh, btw, Brian, will you please just turn off your pc and enjoy your weekend, please!
Good day to y' all.
zixaxiz aka pinoysansfrontiere
Health profession in Philippines don't have the passion totally forgotten the pledge of their duty.
Rhodora
Yes, what these health care professionals did was wrong. It was horrible, bigoted, ignorant and unprofessional. But how can you condemn the entire medical profession in the Philippines over their actions? That would kinda be like saying that all pinoys are scammers and liars because of a certain famous ex.
Do you seriously think that Australia and the US are less homophobic than the Philippines?
Shame on them! I wouldn't put that sick video on my blog. Thankfully, you have the sensitivity not to directly put the video up your blog, Brian.
It is unfortunate that these so-called professionals would do such a thing. I hope they do not represent the character of the entire nation. It's a good thing that this comes out into the open to warn other insensitive Filipinos against similar proclivity.
on teri hatcher's character insinuating that there are 'some' bogus schools of medicine in existence in the Philippines:
yeah, many were pissed but i wasn't. yes, it was unfortunate that the slight had to be presented in that manner; but that was a wake up call, for the information of those whose eyebrows were/still are in orbit.
it alluded to that botched nursing board examination in 2006, it alluded to the schools that had sprung up like mushrooms when nurses became in demand again, it alluded to those people who had made a mockery out of the profession of nursing and medicine by creating a milking cow out of it.
we are talking about those people who would sacrifice quality over quantity, people who, as i type, are probably laughing their way to the bank.
and now this vicente sotto medical center scandal...
i'm a nurse myself, and i say these medical practitioners should be stripped of their licenses, put in jail, and be made to pay damages to the patient. if it's true that a student nurse recorded and uploaded the footage, the student's clinical instructor must be made to face up as well- what kind of example is the instructor setting by not strictly upholding the patient's security and privacy?
I DO KNOW THAT CELLULAR PHONES ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE USED INSIDE SPECIAL AREAS OF THE HOSPITAL. WHY WAS THIS ALLOWED?
the hospital itself must pay damages. it should make some changes in its guidelines and review whatever pledges and oaths they have recited before being ushered into the profession. while they're at it, all hospital constituents must be put on a crash course in etiquette.
*ramble, ramble, life in shambles*
Brian,
I agree with some of the comments made that this issue is not about you and DJ. "Catholic bullshit" is quite disrespectful. Stick to your issue. that is your battle.
Forwarding this incident to the international media puts the phil medical profession in a bad light. As a doctor, I do not like it at all. However, Brian is a grown man and if that is his way of protesting the incident - which is truly unprofessional on the medical team's part, to say the least, then he can do whatever he wants. It is his right.
If we are all truly catholic. Then we should know Jesus teaches us to love all men. And defend the weak and do the right thing. Sweeping this under the rug just not to offend the Catholic Church is contrary to catholic teachings. Think about it for a moment.
"Look Buddy, what the Doctors did was wrong. No doubt about that. But no one knows in Cebu who this guy is. His face was never shown in the video. Nor was his name ever revealed..."
To the person who posted this. Obviously you are not from the medical profession. Regardless of the case, even with the idea of putting a canister in that anus, is his idea or not. (In brian's blog, the patient said he was too drunk to remember..) The medical team should practice professionalism in dealing with this case. The medical team's job is to HELP and not JUDGE. The thing is, the law was broken, we remember the law right? (Sounds like a line from the movie "Philadelphia"). It does not matter if it is his fault or not, if the doctor's said sorry or didn't, if he remained anonymous or not.. The medical team broke the law when they did those things. And that is the issue. That's the bottom line.
"You look at discovery channel and see a special on open heart surgery. You don't know who the guy is. But you see the surgery. Same way here." - FYI, NO, It's not the same! There is the thing we call "consent". The patient has to give the hospital permission to take video, or pictures and use (post) them. Or are you telling us the patient signed and gave his permission for 20+ doctors and nurses to be at his operation, take pictures and videos of it and post it on youtube while laughing and poking fun of him? Is that what he singed for? Is that what's stated in his consent form?
"The only thing is they are kind of laughing. How can't you not laugh. Think about it." - True, if its funny for you, how can you not laugh. But as PROFESSIONALS, they ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT, (says who? uhhm, I dunno, medical ethics?) even if they find it funny or not. You can laugh, of course, but ask yourself this, IS IT THE RIGHT THING TO DO?
"The behaviour of the Doctors should not be tolerated. But they should be forgiven." - Of course they should be forgiven but STILL they broke the law and they should also be made accountable for their actions, right? Like you said, the medical team should "take it in the chin" too.
Like I said, I wished the whole incident should just be contained locally. By going international, it would severely damage medical tourism in our country. It would definitely affect us, the doctors and nurses who know better and follow the law. But as Brian found out earlier this year, who says life is fair?
ALso, sorry for any grammatical errors..
DJ, kala mo nakalimutan ka na namin ha.. PAY UP..
This is revolting. Where is decency in all this?
If you can not trust your Doctors, who can you trust in the Philippines?
DJ? trustworhty?
I rest my case!
Thanks Brian for your CRUSADE. We need you to remind everyone... the CRUELTY of Vultures cloaked in professional vestiges.
I just viewed the live leak film. It's appalling to see the viciousness that transpired in the Operating Room'.
Doctors in the Philippines call themselves professionals. Clearly, it does not show them as professionals here.
I admit, maybe 3rd World professionalism is in the video.
The patient could be anyone of us. Where is the compassion? None that I see.
Medical Tourism is a project of the government. I'm afraid, anyone of us could end up in You Tube of Live Leak.
C'mon, Brian, I don't think I'm homophobic, but this guy got a can of body spray stuck up his ass and left in there for 3 days.
He SHOULD feel embarrassed.
If you're going to stick things up your ass, then you better make sure it gets out!
This isn't because he's a homosexual. If a woman stuck something like that up her vag or ass and got it stuck, that would be just as ridiculous.
The doctors saved his life, most likely. For this, they should be sued? He was lucky the doctors saved him.
Maybe he should have tried to get his gay lover to save him. Yeah, I don't think so.
And they don't even show his face. It's not like this guy is going to run into people on the street that knows who he is based on seeing a can come out of his ass. C'mon, be serious.
The only people that even know of this situation is him and the doctors. So him suing the doctors is really just a way to get money.
Face it, HE should own up to some responsibility for doing something so ridiculous and dangerous.
And I really don't believe him when he says he has no idea how the 6 inch body spray can got up his ass. I mean, c'mon.
He's almost making it like it was the DOCTORS that stuck that can up his ass instead of his gay lover.
That's really unfair. Those doctors saved his life and now they are victims of a lawsuit.
I hope you print this Brian. I'm not being homophobic, I'm just seeing things from a different perspective from you.
what the doctors and nurses did to that poor gay patient was a shame to their profession and to their country. you're right about the homophobia being the root of such attitude.
having said that, i don't think it's related to the teri hatcher thing because it was attacking the abilities of the philippine medical schools and the skills of the Philippine schooled doctors (not just filipinos).
also, we should avoid generalization, because it's the root of biases and discrimination, don't you think so? i'm personally very much against ANY form of discrimination and i know you're passionate on the gay issues and that's commendable. However, in my opinion, genralizing the Filipinos, the Catholic faith, etc., is in itself being discriminatory.
-BC
You go vakla!!! (Said lovingly)
I am so glad you have pointed this issue out. I read about it in the British press a few weeks ago.
It is horrible what these people did. And for those of you commenting that Brian shouldn't do this and just concentrate on DJ.
Oh please!!!
Brian is showing us that he cares about others too. He is not a narcissistic person who only cares about his problems.
And my god. Shouldn't all Filipino health care professionals be up in arms about this? It is destroying the good reputation that they have built up over the years!!!
The people involved should be stripped of their professional credentials. We go to the doctor to seek help for our most personal problems. Doctor-patient confidentiality should be sacrosanct. How would you feel if you had to go through a procedure under general anesthetic and you can't even trust the people in the operating theater to respect your body? What is to stop them from taking pictures of your naked body and posting them on the internet? Doesn't matter if your face is never shown. YOU KNOW that is has happened and I bet you would feel violated.
So you go Vakla!!! You go girl.
Disgusting! I cannot believe that doctors and nurses like these even exist! This goes against humanity!!! I think you're doing the right thing Brian to continue to give attention to this hideous crime because unfortunately here in the Philippines there are a lot of things many people think they can get away with (like what DJ did to you, which by the way has been happening for a long time, and I sincerely hope you get your money back although it is highly
unlikely! )
As someone who left our country in the early 80's and have been coming back and forth for visits every year, I thought our country had changed, and I was hopeful about our future.. but nothing has changed. Sure the facade looks more modern and there are lots of new malls and hip happening bars and restaurants but underneath all that glitz is a country that lives by its own laws...Where the rich and powerful are exempt from justice and where the poor out of desperation and ignorance resort to violence and theft. From governments officials, all the way to the lowest class Filipino, there is corruption and as you can see from your poll numbers, most Filipinos agree that our government is corrupt and yet we do nothing about it! We have been immersed in corruption for so long we would not know how to function without it. Many Filipinos even feel "safe" knowing that if they commit a crime they will be able to get away with it by bribing an official or fleeing the country! Also the government prefers to keep the majority ignorant (hence the poor education in our public schools) so that they can control the masses and continue to milk our country dry. Why is it we've been through so much "People Power" , 4 Presidents (since Marcos) and STILL we have not paid off our foreign debt? If anything it's increased! Why is it that practically all our Asean neighbors are better off than us with so much foreign investments and a booming tourism? In the 1960's and 70's the Philippines was ahead in education, exports of rice, coffee, furniture, fashion accessories and look at us now! We are slowly dying as a manufacturing base and the government does not do anything to address this issue! It makes me angry to see how all our Asean neighbors (even Vietnam is better off) are doing. There is seriously something wrong with the Philippines, we are the most underachieving Asean nation in the world! The mentality also of the Filipino is that of an underachiever, "bahala na" Have you noticed also how weak the Filipino men are? It's the women who work the most! The men are so spoiled by their women they make the worst husbands in the world, prone to cheating, gambling, alcoholism, and wife beating! I'm sorry if I sound too harsh but this is the truth! And back to the hospital incident (since I've veered off course hehe) this is just an example of how low our standards are here. How a hospital lacks basic moral values and lack of judgement. How doctors and nurses have been educated. A person who has been brought up with the right values will never ever do such a thing even if he lives in a country where there are no rules! If we teach our children at a young age what is right and what is wrong, to be humane to those in need, not to be racist or homophobic, to fight for justice and truth, then we will grow to be a country of honest citizens instead of the country of "Thieves" which we are now known for. I hope with your blog Brian you could inspire all of us Filipinos to go back to questioning our basic moral values and if we all do our bit in being honest and start actively fighting for justice then there might still be some hope for us yet!
brian,i just want to thank u so much for bringing filipino injustices to light.
our country has so many problems, but its only when a white foriegner speaks up that people listen.
im ashamed of how corrupt my people are and how we look down most on other pinoys.
this is why we filipinos are so corrupt. its because we have no self-respect. we do not appreciate other pinoys as 1st class citizens.
we see other brown pinoys and think they are 3rd class. thats why we are a 3rd world country.
this outrage at hospital happens everday. doctors think they are better than most cause they think cause they study and know books they are like white foriegners. so they laugh at their own people.
but when real white foriegners talk like u, they listen. thats why u are the most famous celebrity in philippines now. because you are white and you tell us our crimes.
i thank u brian and my family thanks u. i think u are doing good in our country by exposing our corruption and crimes against humanity. hopefully the un will hear u too and come down hard on these doctors.
sometimes i wish we can import a large waterhose from the 1st world and just wash all the crime, evil and corrpution here in philippines away.
although the doctors indeed were unprofessional...
seriously, what the fuck is a canister doing up his ass? I'd like to think that gay people don't shove things up their ass! That's sick!!!!!
Aside from reprimanding doctors, this guy needs to check himself into rehab for extreme perversion! Yuck!!!
I don't know what's more bothersome.
The sick and unsensitive behavior of the doctors (and others) who were in that operating room...OR...the fuckin' assholes who are gonna come in here and say something just to stir-up emotions and cause more negativity and hate to weaken Brian's own case.
My suggestion: If you know you're gonna get sensitive with those who STILL don't understand it's Brian's blog and he can say ANYTHING he damn well pleases, take a deep breath and just wait for the next topic/page...Although it's a sensitive issue, it's just a blog, ok? Don't stoop down to the level of the idiots who'll try to bait you. Better we just wait for news on Celine's arrival.
Peace, y'all!
Disgusting! I cannot believe that doctors and nurses like these even exist! This goes against humanity!!! I think you're doing the right thing Brian to continue to give attention to this hideous crime because unfortunately here in the Philippines there are a lot of things many people think they can get away with (like what DJ did to you, which by the way has been happening for a long time, and I sincerely hope you get your money back although it is highly
unlikely! )
As someone who left our country in the early 80's and have been coming back and forth for visits every year, I thought our country had changed, and I was hopeful about our future.. but nothing has changed. Sure the facade looks more modern and there are lots of new malls and hip happening bars and restaurants but underneath all that glitz is a country that lives by its own laws...Where the rich and powerful are exempt from justice and where the poor out of desperation and ignorance resort to violence and theft. From governments officials, all the way to the lowest class Filipino, there is corruption and as you can see from your poll numbers, most Filipinos agree that our government is corrupt and yet we do nothing about it! We have been immersed in corruption for so long we would not know how to function without it. Many Filipinos even feel "safe" knowing that if they commit a crime they will be able to get away with it by bribing an official or fleeing the country! Also the government prefers to keep the majority ignorant (hence the poor education in our public schools) so that they can control the masses and continue to milk our country dry. Why is it we've been through so much "People Power" , 4 Presidents (since Marcos) and STILL we have not paid off our foreign debt? If anything it's increased! Why is it that practically all our Asean neighbors are better off than us with so much foreign investments and a booming tourism? In the 1960's and 70's the Philippines was ahead in education, exports of rice, coffee, furniture, fashion accessories and look at us now! We are slowly dying as a manufacturing base and the government does not do anything to address this issue! It makes me angry to see how all our Asean neighbors (even Vietnam is better off) are doing. There is seriously something wrong with the Philippines, we are the most underachieving Asean nation in the world! The mentality also of the Filipino is that of an underachiever, "bahala na" Have you noticed also how weak the Filipino men are? It's the women who work the most! The men are so spoiled by their women they make the worst husbands in the world, prone to cheating, gambling, alcoholism, and wife beating! I'm sorry if I sound too harsh but this is the truth! And back to the hospital incident (since I've veered off course hehe) this is just an example of how low our standards are here. How a hospital lacks basic moral values and lack of judgement. How doctors and nurses have been educated. A person who has been brought up with the right values will never ever do such a thing even if he lives in a country where there are no rules! If we teach our children at a young age what is right and what is wrong, to be humane to those in need, not to be racist or homophobic, to fight for justice and truth, then we will grow to be a country of honest citizens instead of the country of "Thieves" which we are now known for. I hope with your blog Brian you could inspire all of us Filipinos to go back to questioning our basic moral values and if we all do our bit in being honest and start actively fighting for justice then there might still be some hope for us yet!
Hey B. am happy that you brought out on this blog,and to the world,this very shameful and dastardly act...believe me this is only one of many...incidents like this happen to many in third world countries like ours..just ask the poor women who give birth in our public hospitals and wards what shame they go through..how they are in pain about to give birth and screamed at..asked to strip in front of loads of people..giving birth is suppose to be a happy occasion instead they re shamed and lose their dignity..scarred for life..
what those doctors and nurses did is a crime and nothing but..all directly involved should be striped of their licenses..i totally agree with everything you had to say !
it is humiliating and outright disgusting !!!
like most Filipinos i am also catholic..but i was outraged when i read the comment of the bishop or priest a few days ago that it was the victims fault for what happened to him ???!!! i mean it is just sick to blame the victim !! something is very wrong here !!! it
was none of his business to even comment ..what happened was a private matter..how dare he judge..are we not all children of God ?... our country anything for media mileage :(
Again B. i just wanted to thank you for calling attention to this sad tragedy..cause it is a tragedy !
More power to you B. ! and hey get some rest take tomorrow off !!
*Fishing for sweets stated:.."we blame everything on politics.."..
i totally agree with what you wrote..well said
Go Team Brian !!
Sick and disgusting behavior from professional healthcare givers with a sworn duty to save life and give care. Elsewhere in the world, there would be such an outcry from all sectors, straight and gay, for legal action against these medical malpractitioners. These medi goons who studied ethics in medi school would be stripped of their medi licenses and made liable in civil and criminal courts. It shows the sinister face of that ugly beast of hypocrisy in a country that takes pride in its Christian faith and practice. In the video, the perpetrators appear to be completely unaware that they are doing anything indecent. It has that zit extraction rave party ambiance. Just add musical tracks. I bet all these doctors and nurses confess to their priests and take communion on Sundays and promise to be good till next time, and then forget that this promise extends outside the church to their homes and work places. If the same thing happened to their sister or mother, none of these party hardy animals would be whooping it up like the Holy Ghost just descended on them.
wanted to write a blog entry on this, but im glad to see this horrendous act posted on a popular blog like yours, as mine only has a handful of readers.
truly shocking. is ethics a thing of the past?
these "medical practitioners" are an embarrassment to our country! they have gone against NUMEROUS policies which they have sworn to follow as part of their duties as Physicians
as stated in the World Medical Association's International Code of Ethics
Justice should be served & licenses revoked.
3rd world that is.. this country is full of shit, people falling in line just to buy cheap rice, corrupt govt, thousands of jobless people, pretentious people and homophobic people. i dont know if this is still a better place to live
i read a good commentary on the cebu scandal heres the link:
http://sumandali.blogspot.com/2008/04/animale.html
first of all, i do not defend what the doctors in the video did. they were unprofessional and should be reprimanded. However, i believe that this whole issue you brought up is a little out of line. you generalize the whole PHILIPPINE SOCIETY to be homophobic??!? you make it seem that the every single doctor in the philippines are mediocre and should deserve punishment!
i think it is unfair for you to use this blog and your new found connections with international media to exploit this topic. you not only exploit the already publicized humiliation of the patient but now you are practically humiliating the whole Filipino nation!
I use to be a fan of your blog and your cause.. but i think you went to far. you even insulted our religion??!? What makes you think you know so much about our country when youve only had bad experiences with bad people you hanged out with.
I think you judged persecuted the whole country to quickly! you have a right to do whatever you want.. but seriously.. maybe it be best if you didnt deviate from the real reason you started this blog. stick to the DJ Montano issue.
please don't generalize your emotions and point of views for the whole Filipino nation. it is unfair . frankly, i think you lost some supporters with what you just did. please stick to your initial cause.
thank you.
I juts like to comment on the fact that the Catholic movements in the Philippines are actually open to the gay community unlike other christian (SO CALLED BORN AGAIN) groups here. I am not saying that the catholic church is free from sin, in fact Pope Ben juts lectured the churches on the graveness of the abuses in the US. With this said, I don't believe that it's right to call it the CAtholic bullshit. since most filipinos have converted to born again christians.. naming a particular sect is unjust. just a thought
i think your new found popularity is getting to you...
i think this entry is uncalled for and unfair for the Filipinos. You have a right to your own opinion, but you made it seem that we Filipinos are nothing but thieves and bad doctors. stop generalizing that Filipinos/ the Philippines is a homophobic country. you don't know those doctors and you dont know the whole country to make such an irrational statement.
Im only saying this because we all know how popular you have gotten. Im just saying that maybe you should be a little responsible and respectful to other people and especially to our country with your posts. you may not know it but this blog entry is very insulting to all filipinos! i believe those doctors need to be punished and im sure they will. im also sure that the patient will be given justice.
however, it is not fair for you to use your new popularity to start causing trouble for our country. im saying please use your new found popularity for better causes and please don't BASH other people as you do so. do you know how it feels to read something bad about your own countrymen and have some foreigner exploit the issue and bash our country?!? since a lot of people around the world read your blog.. i think it be appropriate if you edited your post! have some respect for our country.. we are not ALL bad. you exploit one bad issue too much and our country will be stigmatized forever. hence the terri hatcher comment. you are not helping fellow filipinos love their country more nor helping other nations see filipino people as competent and civil.
i hope you understand what im trying to say.
i think it is better if you stick to your dj montano cause before you delve into deeper issues. thankyou.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE PEOPLE INVOLVED ARE STILL PRACTICING MEDICINE!!
I'm a health professional and what they did was way enough for their licenses to be revoked-not suspended but revoked. It was a stupid thing to do!! They can be happy about taking it out but that much? It was seriously unethical and a ground for misconduct.
I was seriously insulted when I saw the news. Strip them off of their licenses before the next month ends!!
P.s. thank you for the footage...been looking for it everywhere.
If this happened in Canada, America or Australia, he would get MILLIONS and MILLIONS of dollars. But this would NEVER happen here or there.
Sorry Bri but i disagree. It could happen anywhere.
And the Teri Hatcher comment has nothing to do with what happen at V Sotto Hospital. It was a degrading remark on the Filipino Healthcare Profession.
Are you reacting because the victim is gay?
Wow, there are some really cruel people out there.
I just can't believe it.
Some people like the Philippines just the way it is.
How messed up is that.
BG
I think it has something to do with the lack of professional distance in Filipino professional culture in general.
I have worked both inside and outside the Philippines, and it is clear to me that the Philippines has the most personalistic work culture of all. If you work in a Philippine office, you will note that you need to gel with your colleagues not just regarding work matters, but more importantly, regarding PERSONAL matters as well. It feels very much like joining a fraternity or sorority, you need to make your colleagues your "friends", "barkada", etc. You will feel the need to go out with them very often(i.e, join theim in their "gimmick", Starbucks gathering or what not), and you will need to disclose details about your personal life to them not even remotely related to your job. Quite frequently, if you are single, you will become one of the many targets for matchmaking within the office, whereby your group of colleagues will try to pair you off with another single colleague, accompanied quite frequently with intense banter. And if your have a real romantic prospect/suitor, oftentimes your work colleagues will think they have the right to "approve" or "disapprove" of him/her. THAT is the norm in Filipino work culture.
How is this relevant to the Vicente Sotto scandal? I think it is because of this lack of professionalism in Filipino work culture which is the reason why the medical personnel behaved this way. They seem to act like its a barkada outing or something. Filipinos should learn to act differently as professionals from how they act as private individuals.
i so agree. i wasn't able to finish watching the video, i just couldn't stand it. i feel sorry for that guy and regardless of how "it" ended up there, i don't think that it's appropriate to make fun of him. There would no logicall or moral excuse fo that one.
CATHOLICS for Gays?
What a joke.
Give me a break please.
All religions are the same .
They all hate fags.
And i know.
Because I am one.
Thank you very much.
BG
just saw on tv.. a certain investigative journalist went to cebu to follow up on danilo's case. found out that the video will be available in dvd this coming sunday, thanks to our friendly neighborhood pirates..
this guy needs justice.
the so-called health professionals should be stripped off their licenses. sure, they saved his life. but that is their JOB. that's what we pay them for. they had no right in doing what they did.
and yeah so what if this issue isn't about dj.
it's brian's blog. period.
anon 10:26 PM said:
like most Filipinos i am also catholic..but i was outraged when i read the comment of the bishop or priest a few days ago that it was the victims fault for what happened to him ???!!! i mean it is just sick to blame the victim !! something is very wrong here !!! it
was none of his business to even comment ..what happened was a private matter..how dare he judge..are we not all children of God ?... our country anything for media mileage :(
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i hope to God he didn't say that in those exact words.
sabagay, even Jesus despised the priests during his time kasi they're hypocrites.
between the wayward politicians and the constant meddling of the church, it's no wonder the philippines is going nowhere.
Oh thanks Brian for placing it here. I supported and admired you before. I admire you more now.
No offense meant but most Filipinos supported your cause because you are Caucasian and good looking.
The crime committed against this person in Cebu did not raise so much noise. Why? Because he is a typical parlorista (gay of lower social status).
You know how it is in the Philippines. Social climbing is the mantra. Nobody wants to be associated with a poor guy.
Many thanks again Brian. You are a genuine friend of the Filipino people.
brian,
thanks for putting up this video. i was finding a hard time looking for it (my search skills are just lame). my bestfriend in the philippines told me about this news and i must agree IT'S REALLY DISGUSTING WHAT THESE DOCTORS DID. SO UNPROFESSIONAL.
you're right, if that patient were in canada, he would not get treated this way. I CONTINUE TO GET FRUSTRATED HOW THE PHILIPPINES COULD GO DOWN THIS LOW.
IT DOES NOT TAKE A FIRST WORLD COUNTRY TO LEARN ETHICS! RESPECT SHOULD BE COMMON TO ALL.
THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE - HUMAN RACE. EVERYBODY DESERVES RESPECT B/C THEY ARE A PART OF THIS RACE.
it's sad how easily judged him. it just disgustingly is.
thanks brian for sharing your thoughts.
xxxx
angela
t-dot, ca
remember brian, the Philippines is a christian nation. Even homos and lesbians are practicing christians. Watch your language regarding the catholic church or any sect under christianity... YOU WILL LOOSE CONFIDENCE OF THE READERS... STICK TO YOUR ISSUE..... YOUR DJ MONTANO WHO FOOLED YOU!
Walang gago kung walang nagpapagago. Kaya ang finale, pareho kayong gago. Stick to your issue before you criticize the catholic church and call it "catholic bullshit"
I THINK YOU HAVE TO APOLOGIZE regarding this matter.
THIS IS WHAT BRIAN SAID:
[MY RESPONSE IS... "THIS IS NOT AUSTRALIA."]
***CATHOLICS for Gays?
What a joke.
Give me a break please.
All religions are the same .
They all hate fags.
And i know.
Because I am one.
Thank you very much.
BG
someone forwarded this to me years ago and i think it still applies now. i hope everyone would take the time to read and ingest what this angry letter sender is trying to point out. of all the forwarded messages i've ever received, this is the one that never got trashed.
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Open Letter to Our Leaders
Dear Tita Cory, Senators, Congressmen, Businessmen, Media people, Leftists, and all Bleeding Hearts Out There:
I am angry. And I know that there are many out there who are angrier than I am for the same reason. And that reason is simple. I am sick and tired of all you guys claiming to speak for me and many Filipinos. I feel like screaming every time you mouth words about fighting for my freedom and my rights, when you obviously are just thinking about yours. You tell me that the essence of democracy is providing every citizen the right to speak his or her mind and make his or her own informed judgments, but you yourselves do not respect my silence and the choices I and many others have made. In other words, your concept of democracy is limited to having your rights and your freedoms respected, at the expense of ours.
I am utterly flabbergasted that you still do not get it: we already responded to your calls, and our response has been very clear - we chose not to heed your calls to go to EDSA or to Fort Bonifacio not because we do not love our country or our freedom or our rights, but precisely because we love our country even more. Because quite frankly, we are prepared to lose our freedom and our rights just to move this country forward. You may think that is not correct, you can tell me all the dire warnings about the evils of authoritarian rule, but quite frankly all we see is your pathetic efforts to prop up your cause. You tell me that you are simply protecting my freedom and my rights, but who told you to do that? I assure you that when I feel that my rights and my freedom are in peril, I will stand up and fight for them myself.
You tell us that GMA is not the right person to lead this country because she has done immoral acts. As someone who sees immorality being committed wantonly in many ways every day and by everyone (yes, including the ones you do), I may have become jaded. But you have not been able to offer me any viable alternative, while GMA has bent over backwards many times to accommodate you while continuing to work hard despite all the obstacles and the brickbats you have thrown her way. From where I sit, she is the one who has been working really hard to move this country forward while all of you have been so busy with one and only one thing: to make sure she does not succeed. So forgive me if I do not want to join you in your moral pissing contest.
Forgive me if I have chosen to see things from another perspective. You say she is the problem. I say, we are the problem, more to the point, I think you are a bigger problem than she is. Taking her out may solve part of the problem, but that leaves us with a bigger problem: you. That is right, YOU!
While I felt outraged that she called a Comelec official during the elections and that she may have rigged the elections, I have since then taken the higher moral ground and forgiven her. Yes my dear bishops, I have done what you have told me to do since I was a child, which you say is the Christian and moral thing to do: forgive. Especially since she has asked for forgiveness and has tried to make amends for it. Erap certainly has not apologized and continues to be defiant, continuing to insult us everyday with his protestations. Cory has not apologized for her incompetence but we have forgiven her just the same because like GMA, she has worked hard after all.
I know you do not think that GMA's apology was not enough, or that she was insincere, or that that apology should not be the end of it, but please spare me the hypocrisy of telling me that you do so for the sake of protecting the moral fiber of society. The real reason is because you smell blood and want to go for the kill.
Well, I have news for you. I do not like her too. I did not even vote for her. I voted for Raul Roco. But as much as I do not like her, I do not like you even more. I may not trust her, but guess what: I do not trust you even more.
You know why? Because all you do is whine and sabotage this country. You belittle every little progress we make, conveniently forgetting that it is not just GMA who has been working so hard to achieve them. Every single day, we keep the faith burning in our hearts that this country will finally pull itself out of the mess and we work so hard to do that. Every little progress is the result of our collective effort, we who toil hard everyday in our jobs. Yet, you persist in one and only thing: making GMA look bad in the eyes of the world and making sure that this country continues to suffer to prove your sorry point. In the process, you continue to destroy what we painstakingly try to build. So please do not be surprised that I do not share your cause. Do not be surprised that we have become contemptuous of your antics. You have moved heaven and earth to destroy her credibility, you have convened all kinds of fora and hearings and all you have done is test our patience to the core. For all your effort, you have only succeeded in dragging us further down. I say enough.
Don't get me wrong. I am not asking that we take immorality lying down, or that we let the President get away with anything illegal. But you have tried to prove your accusations all this time and you have not succeeded, so it is time to let things be. Besides, you are doing something immoral as well if not utterly unforgivable. The Magdalo soldiers are consorting with the communists - the same people who have been trying to kill democracy for years. Cory has been consorting with Erap and the Marcoses.
So please wake up and take a reality check. In the absence of true and genuine moral leadership, many of us have decided to cast our lot with the President, even if we do not like her. A flawed leader is better than scheming power hungry fools who can not even stand up for their convictions in the face of an impending arrest.
Your coup attempts and the denials that you have consequently made only underscore what we think is true: you are spineless and unreliable people whose only defense is to cry suppression when your ruse do not work. You are like bullies who taunt and provoke, but cry oppression when taken to task for your cruelty.
I would have respected you if you took the consequences of your actions like real heroes: calmly and responsibly instead of kicking and screaming and making lame excuses. You say you are willing to die for us, that you do all these things for the country and the Filipino, but you are not even willing to go to jail for us.
Come on, you really think we believe that you did not want to bring down the government when that is the one and only thing you have been trying to do in the last many months?
We love this country and we want peace and progress. Many among us do not give a f*&k who sits at Malacanang because we will work hard and do our share to make things work. If you only do your jobs, the ones that we elected you to do, things would be a lot simpler and easier for every one.
The events during the weekend only proved one thing. You are more dangerous and a serious threat to this country than GMA is. We have seen what you are capable of doing - you are ready to burn this country and reduce everything to ashes just to prove your point. If there is something that we need protection from, it is protection from you.
Hi guys!
I think the main issue here is the blatant violation of the victim's human right. Whether he is a bank executive or a street cleaner, he does not deserve that treatment. Can you imagine something happening like this to a rich member of society? Think.. think.. think.. we have become too callous to even respect a person, another fellow human being. Instead of feeling compassion (yes, we doctors pledge to first do no harm - primum non nocere) these health professionals did the opposite. Sure, to generalize is a long jump, but the insensitivity of medical doctors in our country driven only by monetary motives and their utter disregard of the patient as a person is perhaps a push towards that. What would you expect from graduates of medical schools who are not taught the lofty ideals of the practice of medicine?
The video made me angry. This is not what the practice of medicine (even nursing) should be! These people are a shame to the country, just like the Montano's.
anon @
April 26, 2008 11:52 PM
what's to apologize for? there's a lot of gray areas in catholicism. let the church defend itself. once again, another bishop puts his foot in his mouth. diba nangyari na yan kay cruz of pangasinan? esep-esep.
This country sure does have a lot of growing up to do.
I agree that brian can write whatever he wants and express his opinions whenever he wants. (happy, sad or angry). Its' up to us to agree, support, or disagree with brian's comments.
I also know that deep down that Brian is not characterizing all Filipino doctors and nurses. He has stated several times in this blog that he loves the Philippines and its people.
What the VSMC doctors and nurses did was inexcusable, and punishment although yet to be determined by the hospital and the DOH should be stiff.
We have good doctors and nurses in this country. Some who have trained abroad and practice abroad and have returned. we also have some very good state of the art facilities here too.
I do not know if the hospital admin has takened responsbility to apologize to the family and issue a public apology. The longer they wait, the better chance people will forget about it. That shouldn't be the attitude. Actions people, not endless investigations.
I'm filipino-american, I moved back here 7 years ago. I still see
many filipinos continue to leave the country in search of better careers and a better life and a less corrupt society and gov't. Many of these filipinos become become valuable citizens of their immigrant country. I for one, decided to come back to try to make this country a better place. I'm not alone. Yes there have been set backs, red-tape, scammers (must be related to DJ), and sharks who are out there trying to make a quick buck, but one thing is for sure, whether you live here in the Philippines or live abroad, deep down you are still proud to be filipino.
For me, the long term solution to the country's problems is coming back, persevering and focusing on the positive traits. There are many DJ's in this country who give us a bad name, I do my best to avoid people like them and associate myself with doers not talkers.
Proud to be filipino
Proud to support Team Brian
As for you DJ, we have not forgotten about you scumbag! Pay up!!! If I had my way, jail would not be an option. Instead of jail time, I would make you work hard 7 days a week. one week picking up garbage, one week driving a pedicab, waiting tables, washing dishes, bell-hop at the Penn with those nice white uniforms. One week cooking and serving Andoks chicken. Learn real work first, learn to appreciate people who work hard just to make ends meet.
You can run, but you can't hide.
Hi Brian,
this is truly a sad case not only for the medical profession of the country but please do not generalize that all filipino medical practitioners are like those evil doctors and nurses. what they did is barbaric and they are shaming the doctors and nurses who truly sacrifice to uplift the image of the medical profession of the philippines internationally.
this entry may not be about dj montano but i do not think it is not related to what brian has been writing about dj and gucci gang. yes, they are related. it shows the culture of hypocracy in the country. just like the gg, those people in the operating room despite being educated and professionals clearly show behind close doors they are nothing but heartless monsters thinking they are better than other people.
i cant believe the people commenting that it is the victim's fault in the first place. OMFG!!! WTF is wrong with you people. do you guys even have any empathy left? so what if he is gay and hired a gigolo? so people have a right now to disregard his human rights as a person because he is different from us or because we do not agree with his lifestyle or because we do not agree of his sexuality.
so what if he got drank?! not because somebody got drank does not mean other people have the right to put a canister up in your ass.
so when is it having a canister in your ass becomes funny? why not put a can up in your ass and post it in youtube. lets see how funny can it be, asshole!
those doctors and nurses did save his life because it is their JOB. that is what they have been educated for. that is their duty. they made an oath. an oath to save lives not to destroy one's dignity and integrity.
are those people really sorry? did they feel sorry after they went out of the o.r.? did they have a good night sleep after the operation and did not feel guilty at all? of course, they are sorry NOW because practically the whole country is condemning them.
i do agree that those doctors and nurses in the o.r. should be forgiven but not yet. they should be forgiven after they show their faces, issued a public apology and then face the consequences of their actions. that will only show how truly sorry they are.
this case is truly depressing but we all must learn a lesson from this. we must always respect the rights of others despite who they are even if they are different. discrimination and hate just bring us down.
GO BRIAN!!
HUGS AND KISSES,
MARIZ
P.S. DJ MONTANO PAY UP!!!
you seemed to be losing it Brian. You're way off base here with this post. You obviously alienated quite a few of your followers...please stick with your issue with dj.
Hi, Brian.
I condemn homophobia in whatever form, but please do not generalize against all doctors and nurses. I am a Filipino doctor, and while I do not feel right about what some of my colleagues may do, the majority of us still honor the Hippocratic oath and do our jobs ethically.
Please do not drag the Philippine Medical Association into this.
Homophobia, racism, hatred in whatever form is WRONG. The fact that Teri Hatcher's character (not the actor's fault, but the writers and producers') said "some medical school in the Philippines" hit a nerve because it was an insult to our race. But the thing is, whatever third world country the writers put in there does not make it any better. It would still be racism. It would still be looking down on any particular race as inferior.
Please do not generalize against all doctors and the association that represents us for the fault of a few. THAT is hatred that is akin to homophobia.
I believe you are better than that.
I'm glad you made this post. It deserves to be publicized. Their behavior was thoroughly unprofessional and those taking videos and photos should be fired and have their licenses revoked. For those who think they should be forgiven, let God forgive them. In real life, if you act like a moron, you should pay the consequences.
Brian, I still support you with your issue with DJ but c'mon dude, this post has nothing to do with it. What are you thinking????
brian doesnt have to apologize for what he said. he is right..
i am a filipino, i am catholic.. but catholic is JUST a religion, its not a relationship.. no religion is perfect so we can call it whatever we want - even BULLSHIT.
AND YES THIS IS HIS BLOG. IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOU READ, THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY.
or better yet.. close your eyes or read something else..
thats the reason why people read his blogs. He writes from the heart - witty, passionate, and yes - even raw anger. so let him write whatever he wants, and as a writer, i dont think he has to apologize for anything.
Oooh... we have a blog police posting here....Who are you, April 26, 2008 6:46 PM, to dictate what is correct and incorrect to post in this blog? This is a government run hospital, yes? Watch and learn, how fast the government officials in the Philippines will act on this.
As for asking whether Australia or the US is less homophobic, April 26, 2008 8:49 PM, the answer is YES, YES, YES. If that incident happened in the US or Australia, those people would have been automatically fired. The videoclip is enough evidence.
To the blog police, I bet, you think Brian posting the poll on whether the Philippines is corrupt or not, is also, in your judgment, incorrect to put in this blog.
To the blog police, and that person who asks whether we think US and Australia is less homophobic, were you also the one who asked, what if you also post a poll on whether people think Australia is corrupt or not.
You sound alike. So alike, I am beginning to think, you are the same person posting those comments, blog police.
Blog police, I heard, the Talibans (moral police) are asking for their sticks from you, so they can start whipping more women who are not wearing their burqas.
you blog is supposed to be about DJ and your effort to get your money back. that's what your blog title says but now you're singing a different tune? I wonder why?
You lost my support..sorry!
Had that guy been a Lopez, a Madrigal, an Ayala, heck, even an artista, the doctors and the staff wouldn't even dare laugh nor take a video of the operation. They would've ensured proper decorum and professional ethics. But poor guy was just, a nobody.
Such is the double-standard and hypocrisy in Feudal Philippines.
Sad :-(
I want you to know that the personnel involved in the scandal are still working in that hospital. From what I've heard, a Clinical Instructor from one of the schools affiliated to VSMMC is the one responsible in taking that video without consent and a student (who wasn't there during the incident and acquired the video through bluetooth) was the one who posted it in the internet. Apparently, the operating room was quite at first since they were preparing for a double set-up procedure (manual extraction or opening the patient) and when the doctor decided to manually extract the canister (since the muscles relaxed and the canister slid down a little), that was the time people from outside went in (it was okay for them to go inside because it was an unsterile procedure). The personnel were unable to control the crowd while the doctor was busy extracting the canister.
And I want to point out that in the video, you could clearly see that the patient's face was not visible. people doesn't know who he is untill he came out and told the media about it himself. At first, i symphatized with the gay patient but when he used the media so that he could have a case and asked for money, i changed my opinion towards his intentions.
thanks, bryan. your post is very enlightening!
JAIL THEM!
To Anonymous April 26, 2008 7:25 PM
Do you really have to say "idiot"? Please behave... be civilized. Don't be so crude and uncivilized like those doctors and nurses who made fun of another person's pain.
Dominique
you have made some strong points on FREEDOM OF SPEECH in almost all of your posts.
i truly am, as well, an ADVOCATE OF THAT RIGHT.
HOWEVER, there is also a what we call "responsible use of freedom"..
just imagine the world putting up all sorts of shits in the world and just say "oooh i can say what i want, Freedom of speech yo!"
im not saying youre full of shit B.
all im saying is - YOU ARE POWERFUL NOW!
Very influencial, perhaps.
Youve got your Team Brian and all. Youve got your crusaders.
Mini-yous.
You are SUPER.
On the flip side however,WITH aaallll THESE in mind, let me shoutout "they come with great responsibility.
it all boils down to responsible use of freedom.
You can say what you want in this blog.
BUT. PLEEAASEEE.. meddle with your emotions..
i agree that this medical scandal is really disturbing. and needed some legal action.
i agree with your sentiments as well.
BUT as you defend the victim, you are drowning a NATION!!.. you know what i mean??..
i know this scandal is really sickening. but please at least put some light and shadings on your posts..especially on this one..
you GENERALIZE to the extreme. our country is full of hopes and HOPEFULLS. at least we still have HOPE.. dont take it away from us. nor from the future generations..
pls dont bring as down this much.
for this post i would strongly want an edit.. focus on the case.
THE TERI HATCHER VIDEO IS REALLY IRRELEVANT having it in this post is like stabbing myself straight to the heart.
i mean c'mon guys. this ISNT REALLY ABOUT RELIGION! NOR SEXUALITY!...
you dont care about the guy... i know for sure... because if you do, u\you wouldnt post the link for all your readers to view... Your just the same as montano for homosexual bitch .. i wish it were you in that video...
@ one of the anonymous
What? you're saying that BECAUSE the patient's face wasn't in the video, he should have kept his mouth shut and let it slide?
Even so, if his intentions were to make money out of this...HE DESERVES IT! the doctors and nurses of that hospital treated him like shit! Just because he had a can on his ass! I mean come on! it's taboo alright but would that make a person worth a shit treatment from medical professionals? What happened to...TREAT all patients FaIRLY no matter what their status are...???
Nurses and Doctors know better.
If you're one of those who laugh at the victim because he had a can shoved up his ass, you're not different from the doctors and nurses in that OR.
DUDE, WHOEVER YOU ARE, AT LEAST HAVE GOOD GRAMMAR THE NEXT TIME YOU COMMENT.--> you dont care about the guy... i know for sure... because if you do, u\you wouldnt post the link for all your readers to view... Your just the same as montano for homosexual bitch .. i wish it were you in that video...
I love ya, brian!!!
ow a few things about this issue since I am a health worker in Cebu. I know it was wrong for the Doctors and Nurses to make fun and post the video on youtube but you see, the reason why the video was taken wasbecause the victim himself asked for it so he can present the video as evidence on court against the man who did this to him. The patient realized he can sue the doctors for more money and so he turned his story around and denied that he asked for a video footage. He even went as far as to say that it was self-inflicted when a few days before, he stated that a man inserted it into his anus. No one is right in his situation. the health team is at fault and so is the patient. And I think people should not jump into this issue without understanding the root of it all...
SOCIAL MERCY and COMPASSION!!!
NOT, I mean NOT Socail Justice!
Happiness is in forgiving not the the glory of revenge or social justice. We can demand justice or we could give mercy and forgiveness especially for those who've asked. It's a choice, everything in life is a choice, at least how you want to look or react to anythign in life is a choice.
Everybody should own up responsiblity.
One wiseman said that if one starts drinking water through his nose instead of his mouth constantly, something unusually might happen to his body.
Peace ya'll
I have a gay brother and lot's of gay friends. Right or wrong I still love my country. I did not have any problems with you highlighting the ills of this government and the parasites that are DJ Montano and company. But I have to draw the line when it comes to lambasting the medical profession and catholic church in general and I am not even a catholic.
I still support your cause with regards to recovering your money but please, please, please...my wife and I are imploring you to stay on topic and let us handle the other ills of our society by ourselves.
As you notice we are already dealing with a lot of shit here in the Philippines and we don't need for someone else to pick it up and smother us with it. Just be rest assured that some of us our doing our part, albeit in a very small way, to correct the deficiencies and inadequacies of our society in general everyday.
nuttynellie said...
brian doesnt have to apologize for what he said. he is right..
i am a filipino, i am catholic.. but catholic is JUST a religion, its not a relationship.. no religion is perfect so we can call it whatever we want - even BULLSHIT.
AND YES THIS IS HIS BLOG. IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOU READ, THEN GET THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY.
or better yet.. close your eyes or read something else..
thats the reason why people read his blogs. He writes from the heart - witty, passionate, and yes - even raw anger. so let him write whatever he wants, and as a writer, i dont think he has to apologize for anything.
April 27, 2008 12:30 AM
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Two thumbs up, Nellie! Whether B is right or wrong, I see nothing nutty 'bout your post!:)
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I'm not illiterate after all! said...
This country sure does have a lot of growing up to do.
April 27, 2008 12:09 AM
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ANOTHER 2 THUMBS UP FOR THE POST ABOVE THAT SAYS IT ALL!
Some of you are giving DJ and the GG some ammo to use against Brian, no thanks to the holier-than-thou attitude some of you have. Some supporters you are, just because he has is own religious opinions.
If you still support him and don't agree with him on this issue, get out and move on to the next topic. Let him take full responsibility for his words. He can pretty well defend himself, in case you forgot.
If you hypocrites wanna pounce on me, let this video speak for itself (you might enjoy this, nuttynellie).:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBuOlxoHFSY
i think,, its not good for u to judge all the doctors and nurses here in the philippines.. i know about freedom of speech but ur just way too much.. this blog gets into my nerves really...
we are trying our best to compete worldly in terms of medication.. theres so many good nurses that we have out here that has potential and are dreaming to go abroad to earn good income to help their families...but bc of what u post out here... we are ban to go abroad,, we are not qualified anymore,,, (filipino registered nurses)...
its sad,,, its just a mistake of few but should all filipino's suffer for this?
and u know what brian if u read this ... i just want u to know ur not helping us so back off... ur blog can be read all around the world and ur destroying our self esteem.. ur making our country worst... let us fix our own problem.. don't middle on us alright...
don't come back here in philippines u faggot..!! ur not welcome anymore!!!
i hate u.. we didn't do anything wrong with u.. i'm a good person but bc of u,, my dreams will not come true u've destroy my future.. are u happy???
You cannot judge the whole medical profession by the acts of a few. You can put what you want in your blog and comment on the issue but by generalizing you are just showing that you are not any better than the homophobes you accused. Be careful with your words because living in this country for a period of time doesn't make you an expert on it. There is not one person here who said that what was done was correct. I am sorry to disappoint you but your country is not as perfect as you think it is either. I have been there and I know how racist people there can get and that terrible crimes do happen also. You are beginning to sound as if you think you are superior because your country is richer and more efficient. We all have our own problems and making sweeping statements the way you did shows some insensitivity in your part. I sympathize with your problem. But it doesn't give you the license to make generalizations about people you claim to yet hardly understand. That's how the Iraq war started, a war which was initially supported by your government (and sadly, mine as well). We all know now that it was a BIG mistake. I do pray that you will recover what is truly yours.
Amen to you ELIZABETH.
We should pray (only to those who believe in the power of prayers)that our gov't officials, public leaders be enlightened, hearts washed clean just like how we would pray for our parents because they do affect our lives.
Wish you parents bad things, wish yourself bad things. Wish for your brothers and sisters what you would for yourselves.
MALINIS na PILIPINAS. MALINIS na PAGABABAGO!!!!
Dear Anonymous FUCK YOU !!! GAYS!!:
Good grief! So much hate! What's the matter? Can't find love in all the wrong places again? Pipe down! You're waking up the neighborhood! And stop sexualizing Brian's blog with your demented fantasies! Just listen to yourself getting excited! Take some chamomile tea, please! This is your Mother speaking! You know I can't stand bad language! Especially from you, sprung from my left loin!
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Anonymous FUCK YOU !!! GAYS!! said...
you dont care about the guy... i know for sure... because if you do, u\you wouldnt post the link for all your readers to view... Your just the same as montano for homosexual bitch .. i wish it were you in that video...
April 27, 2008 1:05 AM
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You've lost the plot matey......
Delusions of grandeur...
for anonymoous 7:06... who kept on saying that the guy victim was "unknown" since his face was not shown...
I read an article and apparently he doesn't want to leave his home...just because his neighbors and community around him "KNOW" that it was him.
how about that?
What if your own personal issues have been brought out in the light? how would you feel?
FEELING MO PERFECT KA...KAPAL MO!!! GROW UP!
why fight another man's battle , when you are barely winning your own?
you are currently helping out this other guy at your own expense.
you should look out for your own interest not someody elses's... you cant afford to do so at the moment, brian......chill.
please dont post when you are angry... you say the meanest things then....and make the most mistakes then...
if the doctors and nurses are condemned by rejoicing on the success of thr procedure.. then, let us find out who put the canup his ass cause the gigolo doesn't deserve to be forgotten. that gigolo committed a crime. hope people will ot forget about the gigolo also..
let those med practitioners be hanged by their hermes belts...errr.. littmann steths!!!
Been reading your blog for a time. I supported your cause, albeit silently. Up until this latest blog. Brian, how long have you stayed in the Philippines? How sincerely have you loved my country? Have you ever tried living amongst us, ‘ordinary’ (meaning not cokehead) Filipinos who, despite difficulties, still work for a better future?
Reflect on your latest entry about the Cebu scandal. I too hit the roof when I saw the footages (i.e., operation, bishop). It’s homophobia gone wild. A lot of people in the Philippines condemn what happened, contrary to the impression you painted. Please, Brian, don’t be patronizing on people you call ‘third world’. You don’t have the monopoly of good judgment and good intentions.
Don’t generalize. One irresponsible, unpardonable act, and you think you got a license to say this is a ‘homophobic country’? I’M A FILIPINO, AND I’M NOT HOMOPHOBIC. Got that?!!! I studied in Oz where I’ve seen homophobia and racism. But I don’t generalize. Because it’s unfair to the many aussies who are not. I hope you realize how insulting your statement is to many Filipinos.
Get the issues right. When you dragged Teri Hatcher to the Cebu scandal issue, you trivialize the fight of thousands of highly qualified Filipino medical professionals in the Philippines and abroad. Did you bother understand why we are reacting to the Teri Hatcher incident? The latter smacks of racism, of double standard. It belittles the contributions of hardworking Filipinos (and Asians) in the US health system. Tell me Brian, is racism not a human rights issue? Is it not an issue in Oz or in other parts of the world?
Go easy on the labels. Why do you have to say ‘fourth, fifth world’ health care system. You think you help this country by dishing out your two cents worth about our health care system. As if your ‘first world countries’ don’t drain the fifth world of their doctors and nurses. I just wish you saw on TV (a few years back) the Aussie woman who had to wait three years to get to a dentist. By that time she got an appointment, her teeth were all black and the gums swollen!!!! What makes this case horrifying? For a rich country to have such a ‘fifth world’ system is unforgivable. The ‘first world’ has no monopoly of good things Brian. One thing more. You have boxes for logic. You categorize too much. You are no different from your ex-friends – elitists, arrogant, patronizing.
Threats, threats, threats. Where is your reason? So you think you hold hostage the entire ‘homophobic country’ with your threats of more blogs, more international media exposure? That we have to do as you wish or else… What has gotten into you Brian? Where is that arrogant, war freak, attitude coming from? It was understandable with the DJ Montano issue. But this???? Why not appeal for reason and compassion. Don’t threaten. You have no right. So you told BBC about this. Good. But where in the UN did you lodge your information? A protocol is followed when lodging a complaint. You seem to breeze through the whole process. Almost unbelievable given the UN bureaucracy. Really, how did you do it? Bluff. Hey, don’t think that Filipinos know nothing about the UN. I worked for it across the Eiffel. Don’t take us for a ride, stranger.
Religious freedom is one of the fundamental freedoms that the UN professed to protect. For someone who uses the UN to badger a ‘homophobic, fifth world’, you got the UN principles wrong. I don’t agree with the bishop. But it doesn’t mean I agree with you ‘bullshitting’ my religion.
You know what Brian? I lived and studied in the ‘first world’. Hell, I even made it to Sarajevo and back. My conclusion – nothing beats home. I’m proud of the Philippines, warts and all. I won’t give up until things get better. The least you can do, foreigner, is to be responsible with what you do in the Philippines and what you say about it.
Next time, choose your friends well. Goodluck. One supporter signing off.
first of all, what happened was WRONG!!! no ifs, no buts. the doctors and nurses should be banned from the medical field. the guy that said that it's the same as the Discovery channel specials, is wrong. They ask for the patients consent before they start filming. there is a written consent. being filmed with permission and being filmed w/o permission are 2 different things. know ur facts first...
second of all, this is his blog, he can post whatever he wants to post. it's not all tsismis. so leave if thats what ur after.
third, i too am a practicing catholic, but there are some things i don't agree with.. like with the gay bashings from christians/catholics. if u all believe in God's preachings,didn't He tell us all, that we are all created equals? didn't He say that we should all respect one another in more ways than one? then why all the bashing? we are His children.
GO BRIAN. write what u wanna write. we still support u all the way!
martina
Why Anon 6:59, are you scared?
Why do you want to keep this hideous incident forgotten? Why is it a sensitive matter to your sensibilities and not to your conscience?
You are sick! You are cowering and wetting your pants! You are totally so scared because you are one of those fucked up doctors involved.
Admit it Anon 6:59! Its you! And the worst things will now happen to you and your family because you have been cruel to a helpless man in the operating table.
Go, find a hole and hide forever.
a similar thing happened in the states - a so called actor got a gerber stuck in his ass. it could be gossip or it could be true, we dont really know because theres no clip. but the actors name was publicized, while the nurses and doctors remained anonymous. why? because whatever happens in the OR should remain in the OR.
- to those who knows more about it, feel free to correct me. tabloids aren't a primary resource.. one things for sure, the story died down n people stopped talking about it. thats the benefit for the fast paced life we currently live in, the story may be hot now but will eventually cool off n what remains is just the memory.
im inspired by u brian, for the person that u are - for continually having that inner child like innocence emmanate even if the world n everything in it is built around a foundation of hypocrisy, idiocracy and hate.
i applaud u, n wish to be more like u. but for someone who used to have that strong idealism i learned to accept that the world could be harsh and its success is based on natural selection (the fittest one always survives). im saying this because i care for u n that i hope nothing happens to u after all these stories dies down. u are a strong force to reckon with (force, ah i love that word!) and u did make a mark on strong figures in ur blog. just stay safe and always watch ur back because like u said they feed on ur compassion n ur naivette. oh, n last words to live by, my favorite movie for all time, but i guess its too late for u now but ill say it anyway, 'keep ur friends close but ur enemies closer'
stick to ur guns!
ur the purest heart i know (cheesy i know, i dont usually say these things but i feel for u n the things that happened to u only bec i saw n lived those false glories) but in all sincerity, take care n i support ur cause,
MS
this is despicable. equally despicable is the statement of msgr. acilles dakay, archdiocese of cebu.
to msgr. dakay...lucifer has many mansions in hell and he has prepared a place for you. are you for his trident when he sticks it up your tight, clerical ass?
to delfin justiniano, you're next in line, you scammer you.
Wow! Anon 9:33,
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And I really don't believe him when he says he has no idea how the 6 inch body spray can got up his ass. I mean, c'mon.
He's almost making it like it was the DOCTORS that stuck that can up his ass instead of his gay lover.
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I just cannot believe you have the gall to twist the story to suit your fucked up reasoning.
Yes, you may not be homophobic, but definitely you are a totally fucked up son of a b...ch. You have no conscience, man! Or...
YOU ARE SCARED! HAH!
YOU ARE TERRIFIED! WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT VIDEO? YOU THINK YOU CAN IMPLORE, CAJOLE, JOKE, PERSUADE BRYAN INTO FORGETTING THIS INCIDENT?
Prepare your soul!
you seemed to be losing it Brian. You're way off base here with this post. You obviously alienated quite a few of your followers...please stick with your issue with dj.
April 27, 2008 12:20 AM
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No Bryan, do not let up. If in our country this doctors are acting like God, then its about time to put them on their rightful places, too.
Why doc, are you scared? I don't think Bryan's supporter are alienated...in fact, you can just scroll how many are for Bryan's cause.
You've been posting repeatedly, doc. All the same pattern of speech...
This is only the beginning of your trouble doc...
you dont care about the guy... i know for sure... because if you do, u\you wouldnt post the link for all your readers to view... Your just the same as montano for homosexual bitch .. i wish it were you in that video...
April 27, 2008 1:05 AM
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Pssst! Watch the video again...
The guy is in prone position so his face was not visible. Its the doctor's and nurses' faces that are seen.
Now, what were you saying again?
Get some sleep!
Hippocrite's oath...i mean...HippocrATIC oath..
bottom line.....
P-R-O-F-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L
E-T-H-I-C-S
..nuff said...
Is there any news yet, of the Philippine medical professional association condemning this act? They have to protect the professionals in their ranks, and dissociate themselves from those doctors and nurses involved in this scandal. They should also be the first ones to ask for the firing of those nurses and doctors.
Is Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, going to condemn this unprofessionalism, too? To protect the many more professional and dedicated doctors and nurses of the Philippines.
Show the world, that the Philippines respect dignities of people, men, women or gay.
of course this blog post is not fluff brian. in fact, it's very relevant.
it's exactly the reason why you got maltreated here in the phils...because pinoys "just tolerate" homosexuality...pinoys don't "really" recognize homosexuality which is why they allow gays to live but never give them the perks that straight people enjoy...
it's like saying "ok, gays can have cars to but they must not be allowed to drive like straight people are"...fucked up system
Why so self-righteous, Brian?
Why get so offended because the patient is "gay" and feel like you have the right to offend the general medical practice in a country you swore you love.
If this was an issue of "injustices" then go ahead and BLOG about BURMA!
I DONT APPRECIATE you focusing on the unfortunate matters in the Philippines just because your ex lover happens to be Filipino.
Is it because you care about the Philippines and its people?
Give me a break!
Doctors everywhere do things like this! Don't u watch Grey's Anatomy or Nip/Tuck?
Laughing is not bad especially when the patient is out of it. "asleep".
The doctors REMOVED the canister, they did not put it there - to make fun of the patient "cos hes gay", and then remove it while making sure they videotaped it.
VIDEOTAPING IT for purposes other than documentation and further study IS WRONG (considering it was leaked) but the fact that the the persons face wasnt shown should make it less of an offensive "homophobic" video.
to post the desperate housewives clip is LOW and lame, as if to suggest that there is reason to make fun of Filipino doctors AS A WHOLE cos of this isolated case.
what about the other so many broadcasted medical errors in the US or Australia about towels left in a persons body after surgery, patients who are "donors" intentionally left to die so they could be harvested, and let's not forget the TORTURE SCANDAL in the US of IRAQ POW's. THAT'S homophobic. BLOG ON THAT!
You just made DJ a little less of a monster with this blog entry by being an ignorant prejudice.
Why so self-righteous, Brian?
Why get so offended because the patient is "gay" and feel like you have the right to offend the general medical practice in a country you swore you love, worse, the entire Catholic institution and its beliefs.
If this was an issue of "injustices" then go ahead and BLOG about BURMA!
I DONT APPRECIATE you focusing on the unfortunate matters in the Philippines just because your ex lover happens to be Filipino.
Is it because you care about the Philippines and its people?
Give me a break!
Doctors everywhere do things like this! Don't u watch Grey's Anatomy or Nip/Tuck?
Laughing is not bad especially when the patient is out of it. "asleep".
The doctors REMOVED the canister, they did not put it there - to make fun of the patient "cos hes gay", and then remove it while making sure they videotaped it.
VIDEOTAPING IT for purposes other than documentation and further study IS WRONG (considering it was leaked) but the fact that the the persons face wasnt shown should make it less of an offensive "homophobic" video.
to post the desperate housewives clip is LOW and lame, as if to suggest that there is reason to make fun of Filipino doctors AS A WHOLE cos of this isolated case.
what about the other so many broadcasted medical errors in the US or Australia about towels left in a persons body after surgery, patients who are "donors" intentionally left to die so they could be harvested, and let's not forget the TORTURE SCANDAL in the US of IRAQ POW's. THAT'S homophobic. BLOG ON THAT!
You just made DJ a little less of a monster with this blog entry by being an ignorant prejudice
This news excerpt from the Associated Press dated April 26th 2008:
"(AP) - It has been reported that the emergency room patient who was victimized was none other than Delfin "DJ" Montano, the same person targeted in a controversial blog by Australian Brian Gorrell. Furthermore, the object that was lodged in and removed from Montano's rectum was actually a hollow security replica of a body spray canister which held a roll of cash in large denominations worth approximately $69,000. Two 25-cent coins were also extracted from Montano's body, one from each ear."
I guess it's true... Axe and you shall receive...
Man, why do they jam those stuff in their asses?
I know that gay guys do each other in their asses, but, Brian, is it natural for gays to jam stuff in there?
Way to go, B! More posts like this, please. It's time for the world to know what a shithole we have in this part of the world. Mabuhay si Teri Hatcher!!! mmmmwahahaha snort snort snort (ala Grace Adler)
It is incredible that there are actually commenters here who think that this news should just go away with the medical personnel getting away unpunished.
That, somehow, this is really not all that bad because, well, the patient's face wasn't shown.
Some of the logic shown by commenters are just so incredibly stupid.
Ganito ba talaga katanga ang mga Pinoy? Kung ganoon, hindi nakapagtataka na kulelat pa rin ang Pilipinas sa lahat ng bagay.
what can I say, these guys are bunch of ignorants, they should be suspended perhaps tsktsktsk
anywho, PAY UP DJ!
GO TEAM BRIAN!
Rape is a crime committed by people who want to have power over others by using physical cruelty. It now has more to do with power than with gender or even chastity. Our local laws need to be rewritten on this.
That anonymous commenter who said that it shouldn't be called rape because the victim hired the perpetrator for sex has very little compassion. There was implied consent for intimacy, but there was no consent for the sexual abuse. The latter consists of leaving a foreign object in such a sensitive area where it may cause pain, further injury or infection. Even if the victim was drunk, it's still sexual abuse.
Nobody should have to suffer that, and suffer over and over from poor professional behavior and easy media access.
Please make sure you have the victim's consent in posting the link to the video, Brian. It hurt me to see it the first time around. When I think of others getting their kicks off it, I feel really bad for the poor guy. Even if you think he only went forward for the money, you will definitely NOT want to be in his place.
Religiosity has produced some narrow-minded opinions, so I won't even go there. It's just too sad that something comes along to test our faith more often than we would wish.
I sincerely hope you're able to help, Brian.
PAY UP, DJ, PAY UP.
B,
Our being Catholic has nothing to do with the disgusting behavior of the medical staff performing the surgery. It is in fact our faith and belief in God which helps us face our daily existence in near poverty - with hope.
They (the doctors and nurses) were foolish, thoughtless and stupid. Horrible - in wherever country you put them. It just so happens to be here.
Homosexuals are not condemned in our country - compared to other asian countries, we are arguably the most tolerant. If you watch the local tv stations alone, its full of homosexual actors and singers and hosts and...well, you name it - we have it.
I do feel for the victim, and I do believe those who took part in it should be punished, In the same way that DJ Montano should be punished and make restitutions.
But it seems though that you have progressed to having a low opinion on filipinos in general, judging from your latest blog.
be well, Brian.
Lisa
For all those who have hate comments on this particular issue. I pity you. you live your life with the lowest of the low. You don't know what it's like to be made fun of and be abused. You don't know what it's like to be judge solely on your sexual orientation. They hate you, they don't want to be near you. All because you're GAY! That's right! GAY! It's like a disease of some sort that you can't be cured of.
That guy on that sick video is stripped of his rights. They should not have done that. You call that PROFESSIONALISM!!! Why? Why do people with narrow minds continue to discriminate, abuse and ridicule Homosexuals? You see us as funny creatures. Let's face it!
No matter how boneheaded the act of this gay guy did to himself. It doesn't give us the right to ridicule and abuse him like this. Yes I agree that his face wasn't shown in the video. But he will live the rest of his life afraid to interact and be interactive because there is this stupid video of him posted in the internet. The people who were there knows his face. And people on that hospital that day knows him probably because things like these spreads like wildfire. Its not that it happens everyday.
So it is news and people will talk about this incident everyday because its hot gossip. But guys you should be sensitive. I feel for this gut whoever he is. No matter how dumb the thing he did to himself. This video of him should have not been posted on the net. People who are behind it should not be doing their jobs. They will pay for this. Strip them out of their licenses and be put in jail. Violating the rights of this helpless guy. SHAME on you. may the Lord have mercy on your souls.
For those saying that the gay patient has to be grateful to the doctors and nurses of the hospital for saving his life, or did him a favor by relieving him of the embarassment of having a srpay cannister in his anus are all ignorant and bigoted people.
First, medical professionals must ALWAYS conduct themselves with utmost professionalism, no matter what the patient's situation is. It is part of their oath into the medical profession to perform their duty of service to those who need it--not to pass judgement and humiliate a patient's predicament, no matter how unusual it may be.
Second, when the patient signed a consent for his surgery to be video taped, his consent DID NOT INCLUDE agreement for other types of cameras or video equipment to be used to capture the procedure. So, cell phones, other personal video cameras not owned by the hospital are NOT permitted by the patient's consent form. Even if the patient's face was not seen or his name identified in the newspapers, his dignity has been compromised by the ruthless treatment by the people who were supposed to care for him medically.
Third, the despicable behavior of the doctor after having extracted the spray cannister from the patient's anus should be enough to remove his license as a surgeon. He may still be allowed to pactice medicine, but no longer surgery of any kind.
The fundamental right of a person to profesisonal medical care, no matter his staion in life should be upheld at all times.
By law, these medical professionals are held to a higher standard of care at all times, and severe penalties should be handed to those involved in this whole incident (the hospital, each person in the operating room, the medical association of the Philippines, and the board that certified each and every person on that operating room). I hope that the abused patient sues for moral, emotional, and punitive damages to teach the general public a lesson that these inhumane behavior have no place in the medical profession or in our society.
THE MAN DESERVE JUSTICE!!
BRIAN, pLease post the names of the medical doctors who participated in this act. I will personally pass emails linked to this.They might still be practicing medicine but we might be able to reduce the number of people who believe in them if we post a "WARNING:THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU" video thereby reducing their patients. This will serve justice to this guy. Even if the guy did not get any money, It will be justice if the doctors' loose theirs.-sorry for the grammar,I hope you understood my point/idea
hi brian,
thanks for posting this scandal,
this is sickening and i could just imagine how painful for this guy to pick up the pieces of his life, the trauma and mental anguish he has to confront on a daily basis.
brian i fail to see why the generalization of the Philippine society as homophobic. i have to disagree with you on this. we filipinos love gays and lesbians. they are the life of the philippine society. there are many homosexuals that are free to do what they want in the phils. bading, bakla etc. they own big beauty salons, health spas, boutiques, some are distinguihed literary writers, actors,some are famous clothes designers, make-up artists, interior designers, some are in the medical profession. they are accepted in the phils.
the teri hatcher episode -- again this is a gross generalization, as one commenter BC said "we should avoid generalization it's the root of biases and discrimination" ---my sentiments exactly.
for somebody to fully comprehend the situation in the phils. or in any other country for that matter, one must immerse him/herself amongst the common people. i'm afraid that GG and DJ has clouded your perception about the phils.
DJ and the GG are aberrations --they are rich spoilt brats, have no social conscience,some grew up in the western world--brought up to be conspicuous consumers, have seen the excesses of the first world countries, no regard whatsoever on how the 90% of the filipino population live. these are self absorbed people, they are not us COMMON TAO.
i'm working here in OZ and i visit the phils as often as i can -- we are lovely people, we may have third world living conditions but many of us are very sophisticated in our way of thinking. we are as you say in the west VERY EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT people.
Investigation is just a delaying tactic, bec in the Phil there are lots of investigations without results, so far. I remember, there was an investigation sometime ago, well according to DOH, at Rizal Hospital about it being unsanitary and babies died, wonder what happened there. Bulok ang system sa Pinas talaga, kasama mga tao!
Brian Gorrell: Trusted DJ Montano. DJ Montano betrayed Brian's trust.
Gay Patient in video: Trusted medical professionals in VSMMC. VSMMC medical professionals betrayed Gay Patient's trust.
DJ Montano: Violated Brian's dignity and continues to carry on with his life and make some money somehow (even going on "business" trips to HK Mandarin for some pampering).
VSMMC Med Pesonnel in video: Violated Gay Patient's dignity with their uncivilized behavior and continue to work in the same hospital with pay.
DJ Montano: Continues to be sheilded by the protection of his Mother Aurora Montano while he continues to be unaccountable for his actions.
VSMMC Med Personnel in video: Continues to be shielded by the Philippine Medical Association and other affiliated Medical Organizations while the med personnel involved continue to be unaccountable for their actions.
And you are wondering why Brian is covering this topic in his blog?
I copied and pasted a link to the House of Representatives Committee of Health Chairman. Let us all write this Congressman to take concrete action against the VSMMC incident to help the Gay Patient and other future patients at that hospital.
http://www.congress.gov.ph/committees/search.php?congress=14&id=0517
Beauty-ful S.F. girl
Brian, I don't suppose you'll post this but I blogged about this exactly a week ago under DJ Montano & Filipino Assholes and I posted the LiveLeak clip. I also Googled "Foreign objects in rectum" and got a list that probably even you would be shocked by.
But you're right - what the Medical Staff did was unprofessional and plainly homophobic and WRONG. Part of the original Hippocratic Oath was "What I may see or hear in the course of the treatment or even outside of the treatment in regard to the life of men, which on no account one must spread abroad, I will keep to myself, holding such things shameful to be spoken about."
Elizabeth, I totally agree with that forwrded letter. I received that too and it was beautifully written, the writer couldn't have said it any better.
Please do not generalize the medical profession because of the mistakes committed by a few people. This does not reflect everyone in the Philippine medical society. I believe this post is really out of line. It's really like you saying Filipinos are thieves just because a few of them stole some money from you.
It's your blog and you can write anything you want but I hope you would be responsible enough not to judge everyone else.
You just lost another supporter. I really hope you get your money back. I hope don't lose more in your next posts.
So much for this blog....
Moving on to better things. :D
VSMMC Med Personnel in video: Continues to be shielded by the Philippine Medical Association and other affiliated Medical Organizations while the med personnel involved continue to be unaccountable for their actions.
---> Read the daily news. Even the Secretary of the Department of Health is condemning these people and wants immediate action. They have been named. I hope you read your facts before you even start typing.
Hi Brian, you don't need to publish this.
Last year i almost done a blog like yours but i've change my mind because i have two kids to look after. If i am a single person like you, all hell will broke loose. I see that you need justice and what you're doing is your own crusade of getting back your money and i don't have to argue with it.
If you really need justice make it as fast as you can or you will loose this battle. You're wasting your energy on other things and you listen to other people that makes you vulnerable. Your enemy started using psychology on you because this is how they will defeat you. Concentrate on your objectives and don't listen to much to other people.
i wish the gay patient gets an opportunity to leave the country, and then create a blog about each and every person in that room who violated him.
dapat yung mga doktor sa pilipinas icondemn ang nangyari na ito, at tanggalan ng trabaho at lisensya ang mga kasali sa katiwalian na ito.
tangna! lintek lang ang walang ganti!!!
hoy montano!!! hindi ka pa rin namin nakakalimutan kaya 'wag kang makapag-relax-relax diyan.
Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "The Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center SCANDAL...":
Why so self-righteous, Brian?
Why get so offended because the patient is "gay" and feel like you have the right to offend the general medical practice in a country you swore you love.
If this was an issue of "injustices" then go ahead and BLOG about BURMA!
I DONT APPRECIATE you focusing on the unfortunate matters in the Philippines just because your ex lover happens to be Filipino.
Is it because you care about the Philippines and its people?
Give me a break!
Doctors everywhere do things like this! Don't u watch Grey's Anatomy or Nip/Tuck?
Laughing is not bad especially when the patient is out of it. "asleep".
Hahaha! No wonder this country never gets off the ground. It's full of fucking retards! Stupid UP graduates.
You've lost another supporter.
Stick to your goal please, and don't generalize.
Good bye and good luck.
People who cry foul with this posting are those whose prospects in medical industries abroad hang on the line coz of this scandal. Scared much?
Some of these doctors do not know what ethics in performing their jobs. This is basic no-no. They should know better! I found this very disturbing. More sadly, I believe these doctors and nurses will get away with this with just little consequence.
Good on you Brian for shifting the focus unto another issue!
Important and shameful but one thing you have to be very careful of. You might need to put this into your mind that almost all Filipinos have a relative or relatives who are in the medical professiont as well gay relatives(so rare for Pinoys to be embarrass of them). You might end up losing a lot of sympathy and support from here and this point on... which is what you need at this time, financially and emotionally.
Yes, accidents can happen all the time. Medical mishaps can happen too and so is the wrongful use of profession. As shameful as it was to know about it, you might need to carefully think about what you write sometimes.
You have a good heart Brian for feeling sorry for the guy. But think rationally, logically and be reasonable.
Felt sorry for you too..DJ Montano milked you of $70,000. You should have been thankful that you have a lot of support. You write what you feel but take it easy. Sometimes it might be a good idea to ask some questions if you have a lot of sincere Filipino friends. They will tell you the truth.
Like Anonymous 9:08a.m., I've got bettter things to do. Good luck to you. Hope you recover some of your money through this or whichever way. Be well.
I'm on the patient's side too! There is a clear violation of patient's rights, no doubt about it! I'm a PT student and we were thought about the patient's rights so we'd know whether we're already crossing the line. I hope they lose their license.
Anonymous has left a new comment on the post "The Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center SCANDAL...":
ow a few things about this issue since I am a health worker in Cebu. I know it was wrong for the Doctors and Nurses to make fun and post the video on youtube but you see, the reason why the video was taken wasbecause the victim himself asked for it so he can present the video as evidence on court against the man who did this to him. The patient realized he can sue the doctors for more money and so he turned his story around and denied that he asked for a video footage. He even went as far as to say that it was self-inflicted when a few days before, he stated that a man inserted it into his anus. No one is right in his situation. the health team is at fault and so is the patient. And I think people should not jump into this issue without understanding the root of it all...
But did he really need to have a video as evidence against the guy who put it there? One would think official medical statements (i.e. certificates) would be enough...
anonymous 2:46am.
I think that this comment is the most intelligent piece of writing that i have read on this blog, i could not agree more with everything that this person said. Absolutely brilliant and did not include one swear word.
I think that it is time for Brian to move on and perhaps get a real job, not relying on the paypal button.
"Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much" Oscar Wilde.
I too am signing off.
@devil's advocate:
Let us fix our ills by ourselves? Right. What good would that do? We need international pressure. Look what happened when the US and UN finally reacted to the forced disappearances of militants? The incidents were reduced. Brian is doing the right thing. This country will only buckle with threats from the international community. They do have the money that we so desperately need, after all. That's the only we can shape up.
This is my 2nd comment.
again ill throw some lines that are familiar to you.
first, i brought up FREEDOM OF SPEECH along with RESPONSIBLE USE OF FREEDOM.
SECOND, you have known to be shouting out "BALANCE" to the media in handling your fight against DJ.
NOW ILL THROW THIS BACK AT YOU!!!..
I DEMAND BALANCE IN THIS ISSUE..
This truly is way over the top.
i dont think it has anything to do with politics, sexuality or religion.
these are just PEOPLE who are idiots.
whos actions were truly inhumane!
you stirred some shit in this post having it sided with your comments on HOMOPHOBIA and RELIGION.
you care so much for the PHILIPPINES, as you say, but this post is truly contradictory to that.
again you have the right to write anything. BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO BUTCHER THE PHILIPPINES!!...
I KNOW YOURE BETTER THAN THIS.
Wake up BRIAN!
BALANCE.
RESPONSIBLE.
RESPECT.
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DJ PAY UP!!
Please check out this article by a Cebu Columnist:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2008/04/27/oped/melanie.t..lim.wide.awake.html
I hope it brings a bit of balance on the issue at hand...
Ive only written once before. To tell you how much I supported you. I even pressed that PayPal button a few times.
I dont think Ill be writing you again. Or will be supporting you. or will be pressing that Paypal button.
You see, I dont condone what the Cebu doctors have done. I am not homophobic in any sense. But I am a Catholic and although the Church has its fault I take offense that you say "CATHOLIC BULLSHIT"
I always believed you'd win this fight with DJ. Either a knock out or a unanimous decision. Unfortunately because you lashed out and generalized and stepped on way too many toes that you lost sight of all real victims and created new ones, this round goes to DJ.
P.S. I still hope DJ pays you though!
There you go again, Brian...seeking justice for this gay when you aren't successful in your fight to recover 70,000 for another gay. You are sticking your nose to where it shouldn't!
I'm totally pissed and angered by this incident. Everytime I see it on the news it really boils me up and I've been wanting to comment and let my rage out on this and I think this is the time. What they've done is complete violation of human rights not only because the patient is gay but someone who's helpless under sedation who knew nothing of what's going on. In my opinion, all those people in that OR should be held responsible, charged and stripped of their medical licenses. It was also right that their names should be exposed, IMHO because it was right for them and they should feel the public heat. They don't deserved to be called medical workers instead they should be called PIGS...!!! Yeah, DISGUSTIONG, WORTHLESS SHIT of PIGS!! What they did brought another shame to the already battered reputation of the Filipino people. It's also disgusting what kind of MORON, SICKENING ASSHOLE and IMBECILE DRONGO who uploaded the video to You Tube. WHAT WAS HE THINKING???? Wanting fame via that website?? Now it's not only Terri Hatcher who's having the last laugh but the writer of that episode of DH. Maybe at this moment he/she is saying "See, I wasn't wrong after all!" WHEW!!!(Sorry for the rant but I'm glad I was able to.)
Brian is not veering away from the issue of his ex beau. i mean, this is his blog and he do whatever he wants. if he wanna talk about the sodomy happening in our very own catholic church...so be it. guys, the main purpose of blogging is to voice out concerns, i know it started as a blog against that filthy montano but now that his blog has a hug following, he can post other issues that tackle real life story or something to that effect
i'm not happy with your post brian! fuck you! hate you!
Brian, if many Filipinos are reacting to your post (V. Sotto MMC) negatively, you have to put yourself in their place. Should the same thing happen in your country, and a FOREIGNER criticizes its system/people/religion/etc., would you not take offense??
tsk tsk tsk...
Brian Brian Brian...
I think you have more important things to worry than trying to recover your money...
for one thing, you've lost my support with this not-so-smart post.
I am beginning to see clearly who you really are....
oh no,...what's happening on my country...! i'm so disappointed at those doctors and nurses!!! you're right that they should be put in jail. they're criminals and retards!
Please continue to blog. i'm learning a lot! i'll mark this at my favorites.
God Bless! Justice for you and for the guy victim at VSMMC scandal.
There's always 2 sides of the story. The doctors did commit a wrongful act but maybe not because they are homophobic but just journaling and recording the medical procedure they were doing that time. Ye, it isn't proper to bring mobile phones inside operating rooms, that's a big NO! NO!
People commit mistakes not because they are monster but because they are just human beings.
Peace you all!!!
Below is the archive of Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines' (CBCP) official statement. Read for yourselves:
CBCP News
'Surgery scandal' man partly to blame
MANILA, April 23, 2008— Suffer the consequences of what you did.
A Catholic Church official has berated the 39-year old “surgery scandal” man in Cebu for his "wrong” acts, saying that he is more than partly to blame why he is suffering now.
Archdiocese of Cebu spokesman Msgr. Achilles Dakay said the patient’s trouble started when he picked up a male prostitute who then stuck a body spray canister to his rectum during their sexual act.
He underwent an operation at the Vicente Sotto Memo Medical Center to have the canister removed but his doctors videoed the surgery.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, showed surgeons laughing out loud while removing the canister from the patient.
The video has angered the unidentified patient who plans to press charges.
“They seem to forget the whole thing. They are blaming the doctors for what they (did) but I think they should blame the guy for what he did,” Dakay said.
“We should be ashamed. It’s not just scandalous, (it’s) very shameful,” he also said.
Dakay’s comment was aired over Radyo Veritas Wednesday morning. The priest said that while the Church is not condemning homosexuality, it will not tolerate homosexual acts.
“They are made that way but if they did what is prohibited, that’s another thing,” he said.
But Dakay also laid down blame on the Catholic Church for failing to impose morality among its followers, resulting in the breakdown of values in Cebu society.
“We would like to feel sorry to what’s happening here and maybe we could partly be blamed for it,” he said. (Roy Lagarde)
janettewe should stick up canisters in their asses too..these doctors and nurses..whew!! fucking stupid..its a shame...i wanna see some jail time for these monsters...lets see what happens to them in a philippine jail...haha..lets see these"mayores" stick up a can of sardines in their asses..haha..now thats balance! ahahaha...
still..montano!! pay up!!!
u really thought we forgot about u eh?
haha..
go team brian!!
HOY KAYONG MGA NAGMAMAGALING NA PINOY. YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE PHILIPPINES IS A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY!
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM SUCKS! THE MEDICAL PROFESSION SUCKS! YOUR POLITICS SUCK! YOUR LEADERS SUCK!
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PHILIPINES SUCK!
YOURE A HOPELESS NATION! MAGPAKATOTOO KAYO! WALA NG PAG ASA ANG PILIPINAS!
YOU ALL KNOW THAT! WAG KAYONG WANNABE! TOTOO NAMANG BULOK LAHAT SA PILIPINAS! PWE!
I'M SO GLAD IM OUT OF YOUR 3RD WORLD PHILIPPINES!
how the canister ended up in his body is not the issue here, IT IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS. this is a question of professional ethics - i also work in the medical field and what they have done to that patient and how they have treated him is truly appalling. this is unacceptable practice - you can go anywhere in the world (apart from the philippines probably) and that in itself is enough reason to get struck off the registry (i.e revoking of licence).
i am quite shocked about some posts that i've read on here crucifying that guy for "being a pervert" (their words - not mine). i thought people would be a bit more open-minded and less judgemental in this day and age.
you can tell straight away where it is coming from -IGNORANCE. For those of you who thinks the guy should bury his head in the sand in shame - Go out, travel and you'll see that this type of incident is not uncommon...And what he does on his free time and how he spends it is none of our business. who are we to judge him? he is the victim here and he has every right to be treated humanely regardless of his sexual preference. i swear, there are so many hypocrites in the world we live in!
and lastly, just in case you haven't noticed - this is still brian's blog - so he can say, write, posts whatever the hell he wants, ok? don't tell him what he can and cannot put on here. if it's bothering you then leave and stay away, nobody's forcing you to read it. better yet, start your own blog, that way you can filter out what goes in and out of your perfect little world.
"if you can't take the heat - leave the kitchen!"
To Anonymous 12:27,
Tarantado kahit anong panglalait ang gawin mo sa dati mong bayan ugali at dugong 3rd world ka pa rin, inutil.
@ James3007 said...
anonymous 2:46am.
I think that this comment is the most intelligent piece of writing that i have read on this blog, i could not agree more with everything that this person said. Absolutely brilliant and did not include one swear word.
I think that it is time for Brian to move on and perhaps get a real job, not relying on the paypal button.
"Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much" Oscar Wilde.
I too am signing off.
April 27, 2008 9:53 AM
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we better not see you back here then, okidoki artichokee! that goes to all 'anonymous' that have said their goodbyes, too (yeah right! you always come back that's for sure!)
Brian's blog isnt it, so take it or leave it! STUPS!
PAY UP DJ MONTANO!
Dr's and Nurses involved should get suspenDED!
GO TEAM BRIAN!!!
now the question is:
what was the bishop's sexual orientation?
the answer is:
gay!
we are catholics in name not in action...
Msgr. Achilles Dakay, spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Wednesday said the doctors and nurses who had made fun of an anesthetized male patient in the operation room of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) and uploaded a video of the surgery on YouTube should not be blamed solely for the scandal.
“We are asking everyone not to forget or to bypass the main issue: the wrong act of a guy with another man,” Dakay said in an interview over the Church-run Radio Veritas. “People are not talking about what happened before the operation—the homosexual act that was done very badly.”
THIS IS WHY I HATE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND WHY I HATE MY COUNTRY THE PHILIPPINES AS A WHOLE. IT IS GARBAGE. THE STAFF ARE SO UNPROFESSIONAL THEY SHOULD HAVE THEIR LICENCES REVOKED AND PAY DAMAGES TO THE PATIENT. IM IN CANADA NOW AND I DONT THINK I EVER WANT TO GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY. OUR HEROES DIED FOR NOTHING.
IF YOU SAY HATERS LEAVE, I HAVE ALL THE REASON NOT TO LEAVE THIS BLOG!!!!...
BRIAN HAS POSTED A VERY UNEDUCATED, OUT OF ANGER, AND AN UNBALANCED POST!!...
HE IS TALKING ABOUT MY COUNTRY!!! HELL NO I SHOULDNT LEAVE! I SHOULD DEFEND MY MOTHER LAND!!!!
THE SAME WAY AS BRIAN IS FIGHTING FOR HIS 70K BACK!!!..
THIS BLOG IS TURNING INTO AN AVENUE TO DISCUSS ALL THE NEGATIVES ABOUT PHILS.
unconsciously SENDING THE MESSAGE TO THE WORLD THAT PHILS HAS NO MORE HOPE!!!
THIS IS TOTTALY ABSURD OF BRIAN! WAY OUT OF LINE..
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPRESS SENTIMENTS..
THIS POST HOWEVER IS PLAINLY OUT OF ANGER. NO SOLID FOUNDATION AND PURELY FOR THE SAKE OF ARGUMENT AND TO STIR SHIT..
YOU HAD ME AT DJ, AND NOW YOU LOST ME WITH THIS ONE..
BUT I WONT BUGGER OFF! ILL BE WATCHING YOU.. I WILL DEFEND MY COUNTRY AS ANYONE SHOULD!!!
ALL I ASK IS FAIRNESS..
SET ASIDE ANGER WHEN YOU WRITE..
TRY USING OTHER EMOTIONS.
COMPASSION?
LOVE, PERHAPS?
Brian,
You are not worth your wage.
Go and stuff yourself and your big black ass with a few cans of XXXX!
adding the terri hatcher video pissed me off!!!
it is tottaly irrelevant..
or was it neccessary you think?
its like saying "I TOLD YOU SO" with that terri hatcher video there..
cmon now! youre some writer aye!!
my blood pressure really went up crazy seeing that terri hatcher video here!
youre insensitive mr brian!
if you are.. you should have thought a way that would not destroy the phils...
handled the issue very carefully, professionally i should say.. as you are now some kida paid to do writing.
piss off the terri hatcher video.. please?
Hello Brian! I think you touched the delicate nerve of the typical Filipino. You see, we like to keep our stinky garbage to ourselves and try to resolve them in our own way - so don't wonder why we are stuck as a 3rd, even 4th or 5th, world country. We don't want the international community know our failings because it's "sobrabg nakakahiya" (very embarrassing). Oh yeah, we were disgusted by what happened but so what - on to the next scandal ha ha. That's why, nothing really changed for the better here because we believe the government when they say they are going to do something about it - until we forgot about the incident - and nothing has been done about it. The perpetrators got away unpunished and the victims will just charged what happened to their life of hard knocks. It's always like that. What you are doing posting this VSMMC Scandal and letting the whole world know how disgusted you are and critizicing those who did it, my oh my, that's a big no no to a typical Pinoy. Ang baho namin, baho namin. Our own stinky garbage is ours alone ha ha - don't share to others please. So what if we don't improve our country and society - that's our problem. So what if our ways are really 3rd world - that's what we are anyway - and you know what - we are going to be 4th or 5th now too, that's okay as long as the other people don't know our shortcomings. Just good news about us for the other countries please. Our society is near perfect - that's what we would like the whole world to know. So Brian, don't be surprised if some of your readers said that they don't support you anymore because you blogged this sensitive topic. Never mind that you sympathized with the victim. Hey, did I tell you I'm a Catholic too and I really do believe in the teachings of my faith. It's just that I do know that the Filipino priests can be hypocrites too (just like some American priests but at least over there they are solving the problem and have acknowledged their wrongdoings). I know that there's a haven/place for women who got impregnated by priests. There are some priests with families, priests with girlfriends, priests with children - oh yeah - I know some of them personally ha ha. Of course, there are also priests that are dedicated to their calling but it seems that they are being drowned by the wayward ones. What I'm trying to tell you is that we try our best to be "Catholic" but then we don't try to correct the wrongdoings within the Church here - we just bury them under the rug. We do not complain about these things happening in the Church. We just accept them. We are used to accepting things stinky. So when you "attack" the church by what happened, hey, that's not good because we are used to sweeping under the rug the stink of the Church. We go to mass and just be "holy" in our own way. Anyway, the Catholic Church in the Philippines is not the only one with this hypocricy problem. The others here have bigger imperfections ha ha and that's another long story. Oh boy, Brian, if we can only talk personally, it would really be fun - but I can only click my keyboard and just rant and ramble. Hey, if you lost readership because of this topic, so be it. Your true supporters are always with you and I betcha, they are in the thousands. I know so many people who agree with you but they are your silent supporters. So Bri, those who said they are signing off - you don't lose anything. Just be brave and fight!!! But hey, do not give DJ a rest. He doesn't deserve it.
From Can't-get-rid-of-me Jmiranda
I'm an MD trained in the Philippines, and quite frankly, this video is the most disgusting display of unprofessionalism that I have ever seen. First of all, I have never seen so many people in one operating room. Second of all, I can't believe that all those cameras/celphones/video cameras were tolerated by the surgeon in charge. (Talk about the ultimate violation of a patient's privacy!) Third, the cheering and laughter were so disrespectful that it was painful to watch the video. I am also in a surgical field, and I know that aside from all the unprofessionalism, another disturbing aspect of this video is the fact that the sheer number of spectators in what is supposed to be a sterile operating room puts the patient at risk for surgical complications (i.e. infections).
I've never been to or even seen this "Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center", but I can definitely tell you that the major hospitals in Metro Manila DO NOT CONDONE this type of behavior!!! While I have encountered my share of doctors without a conscience, they are the rare exception!!! While I have seen a few cases as "entertaining" as the one in the video, exposure was kept to a minimum and a circus (such as the one in the video) was deliberately avoided!
I have been following your blog for a while now, and I have even hit the donation button. Your passion is what draws people to you, but I'm afraid that linking this youtube video to the Desperate Housewives video is making an implication that I cannot subscribe to. Crucify the hospital involved. Crucify the doctors and other health professionals/students involved. But do not imply for one minute that this incident is a result of medical training in the Philippines. Because 1. that is wrong 2. you are maligning a whole population of conscientious, hard-working doctors and nurses, majority of whom feel exactly the same way as you do about this video.
I agree that severe punishment is warranted and necessary, and that the people and the institution involved should be heavily sanctioned by the PMA. Physicians should rally for this in order to maintain the respectability of the profession in the country. However, you cannot retroactively conclude that doctors in the Philippines are all incompetent and unprofessional just because the PMA does not uphold standards which you would consider acceptable. Most physicians, whether regulated or not, would not engage in this type of behavior!
TRUTH HURTS. REALITY BITES. LET'S BURY OUR HEADS IN THE SAND, AND PRETEND WE'RE IN LALALAND.
NOLI MI TANGERE. IT'S CANCER, HURTS
TOO MUCH.
GET HIGH ON RELIGION, THE OPIUM OF THE PEOPLE.
FILIPINO...HOW DO YOU REACT TO THIS?
you are now out of tune brian....let the filipinos suffer and solve their own problem....and you concentrate on how you get your money back.....
focus, focus, focus,
dj is still snorting your $70,000!!!!
Brian, you have won over the hearts of a lot of people because of your passion and your compassion. I have been following this blog for a while and I have admired some of the things you stand for, but I have always felt that you were skirting the boundaries of disrespect for people who are not involved in your little fiasco. While I sympathize with you because of your unfortunate encounter with the little criminal and his posse, I do feel that you ten to drag people who are completely uninvolved into your little drama.
This post about the youtube video is a prime example of that. Sure, you can criticize the behavior of the people on that video, but should you GENERALIZE??? Sure, you can question the professionalism of the healthcare workers involved, but why bring up the irrelevant Teri Hatcher DH episode?
One of the previous commenters was right. You have gained a lot of power and popularity because of this blog. You need to use that power and popularity in a manner that is responsible. To be honest, this post makes me feel like it is all going to your head. Remember, people are listening to you... you can use that in a productive manner WITHOUT generalizing and consequently destroying and alienating people, in this case Philippines healthcare workers and MDs.
P.S. I can't believe you are affiliating yourself with the self-proclaimed A$$hole, kupao1502. Have you read his blog??? You really should choose your "friends" better. Tsk tsk.
Ha ha it's so funny (in a sad way)reading through the comments of those irate people na I think "tinamaan" sa mga comments ni Brian. Umaray kasi nga tinamaan sila. Totoo naman po eh na diyan sa atin sa Pinas masyadong marami pa ring bigots at grabe ang discrimination. Homophobia is rampant I agree 100%. I have witnessed these discriminatory attitudes/behaviours with my own eyes while I was growing up. I mean it's very ridiculous how most Filipinos find a lot of ways to discriminate each other when they are of the same country of origin, they have the same skin, they have the same blood, same everything. Maybe it's time for all of us to stop for a moment and think about where we are at right now and perhaps just perhaps we would be realizing a lot of things that we need to be changing in ourselves in order for us to move on forward and finally succeed.
BRIAN its ok to put up some issues like this.. its totally ok. And about the Catholic thing?? ITS OK too.. Truth is the Catholic Church now are being inhumane.. They shouldnt take sides even in Political views. Its a sensitive issue that people want to avoid, but if you open your heart and mind.. Catholic Church isnt perfect, they weren't always right.. If you choose to do the right thing, you must think rightfully, why would catholic blame the guy? HE IS ALSO A SON OF GOG. nuff said..
p.s...
black suede (??)
anoverrr
but i'll never see black suede the same way again. a publicity for avon though.
So you're saying that this incident validates what Teri Hatcher was saying in that episode of DH? Careful, careful! You do not want to go there.
You shouldn't bash the whole profession because of the actions of one bad apple.
I think you should stick to the facts:
1. Gay man gets a spray can stuck up in his rectum.
2. He goes to Vincente Sotto Memorial Medical Center to have it extracted.
3. While in the operating room, he is joined by numerous nurses, students, spectators, one of whom takes a video of the procedure and this somehow ends up on Youtube.
4. The surgeon and the nurses performing the operation, as well as all the spectators cheer as the can is extracted.
Those are the facts. Some conclusions can be drawn from this:
1. The Vincente Sotto MMC does not adequately regulate the number of people who enter the operating rooms.
2. Because of #1, patient privacy is violated.
3. The said surgeon is unprofessional and disrespectful, and he does a really bad job of managing his operating room and everything that goes on in his operating room.
4. The nurses involved are unprofessional and disrespectful.
5. Everyone who was in that operating room failed to give the patient the privacy and respect that he deserved.
6. The surgeon should be punished adequately.
7. The nurses should be punished adequately.
8. Everyone in that room should be punished adequately.
9. And, yes, the patient should be compensated adequately.
However, the following conclusions are fallacious, and are therefore dangerous.
1. Teri Hatcher's character was correct in bashing a medical diploma that comes from the Philippines.
2. The doctors and nurses in the operating room are homophobic....?!?!?! (Do you think they would not have reacted that way had the can been stuck in a vagina???)
3. The whole country is homophobic.
4. All Philippine doctors and health professionals are disrespectful and ill-trained.
Please, Brian... calm down, think it over and edit this post. You are behaving irrationally. People might start to think you're OA, and this could dampen your credibility (I'm suddenly having my own doubts.).
While there is an obvious violation of what is called here in the US as the HIPAA law, I disagree with the sweeping generalizations written by Brian. It is human nature to be titillated by unusual things. This event is not exclusive to the Philippines--I am a physician practicing in the US, and I myself have been regalled by very similar tales of the unusual by my surgeon colleagues (who are all Americans)here and have in fact even been shown pelvic xrays of imbedded foreign bodies. The big mistake in this VSMCC case is that the staff acted unprofessionally and shared the video with the rest of the world. The laughter was childish, yes, but that doesn't automatically make them immoral or incompetent. It only makes them human like everyone else here is. They should apologize for this. However, the action of some does not make the rest of my colleagues back there in Manila incompetent.
And for the poster who calls UP graduates stupid--stop using someone else's blog for your personal grudges. You're beginning to sound like a bitter, whiny brat who didn't pass the UPCAT. I am a UP graduate and modesty aside, I'm highly regarded by both my colleagues, my medical students and my patients and I rake in a very, very comfortable income. If I am stupid because I'm a UP graduate, what does that make you back there in Manila?
Hmm... was going to donate my monthly shopping expenses to you, but after this post, I think I'll just go buy myself some Gucci sunglasses! I'm unhappy about the way you are portraying the whole country in a bad light based on the deplorable actions of a few unprofessional doctors and nurses.
Next time, choose your friends well. Goodluck. One supporter signing off.
April 27, 2008 2:46 AM
--Agree, goodluck to you Brian Gorrell. I've always believed you'll win your fight, but after that post I don't think you will anymore. You're really just one of those prejudiced people who talks and talks without knowing all the issues here.
I guess we now see who the real Brian Gorrell is here. One who bashes and lashes on the Filipino nation when only a FEW did something wrong.
Another supporter moving on.
PS. DJ magbayad ka na kasi. hehe
I agree with Brian 110%! I cannot believe licensed Medical Doctors actually had the gall to do this, which is a violation of the patient's human rights (and his dignity). The PRC should take away their licenses and they should all go to jail.
1. Sticking up a spray can into your ass is a very dangerous act in itself. Aerosol cans for example, are not allowed on flights, because the air pressure will make them explode. The gay guy was 39 years old ... an adult who should have known the danger of what he did. Drunk or not.
2. Our medical / health system is 4th world? Do we even have one?
3. To the Blog Police: Please stop editing Brian's Blog for him ... IT'S HIS BLOG.
There's that focus word again. The more people say focus, the more Brian should not focus...hihihi
cant please everyone .. nuff said.
GO TEAM BRIAN!
PAY UP DJ!
i am a fan, brian. And thank you for standing up for Jan-Jan. Yes, he has a name, and he is a florist - a real, live person. (Why do people want to see his face? To further humiliate him?? C'mon!)
the doctors and other medical personnel didn't give Jan-Jan the respect he needed. they treated him like an animal. it was like a circus inside that operating room. all of them should be jailed for what they've done.
you'd be more angered if you understood all the heckling they said.
prime health care is for every Pinoy - girl, boy, bakla, tomboy.
to all the negative comments and hatters in this blog...good riddance ...it will be a breath of fresh air not having you around ...lol..you have to announce that you re no longer supporting B. and his blog...no one ever asked you to mateys !!!
so shove it !!!
hasta la vista !!!
Hayyyy NAKU! Umulan na naman ba at naglabasan na namana ang mga palaka?
Ibat't - iba, sari-sari, magkakaibang pananaw at ideya!!! Hoy hoy hoy - ok lang iyon! Pero isa lang naman sana alalahanin niyo! BLOG NI BRIAN ITO!!! Mga letsugas kayo!
Anuman ang isulat niya! Anuman ang gusto niyang pag-usapan - KARAFATAN NIYA IYON NOH!
Kayo ba mga marunong o nagdudunung-dunungan lang ha! Ang babaw naman ng pagintindi niyo! Napakababaw ng pananaw niyo! PERO ano ka - naglulundagan kayo - na kesyo mali ito- mali iyun??? Eh hindi niyo naman gets ang talagang hiwatig ng kaniyang naisulat!
OO na Marunong na kayo - may moralidad - may relihiyon at kahihiyang iniingatan! OO NA!!!! TAMA NA!!!! mga plasstic!
UNA - nakita niyo ba kung ano ang ibig niyang sabihin - NA KUNG NAKAYA NATIN SIYANG SUPORTAHAN - KAYA DIN NATING LAHAT NA SUPORTAHAN ANG IBA PANG BADING NA INAPI/BINASTOS AT INALIPUSTA!!
PANGALAWA - Apektado kayo sa pagbatikos sa relihiyon, kultura at mga kahihiyang dulot ng mga Pinoy??? ABA! alam niyo ba na kaya lubog na ang Pilipinas sa problema???? DAHIL AYAW NIYONG KUMILOS - HANGGANG BATIKOS LANG KAYO AT ANG HILIG PUMUNA SA MGA BAGAY NA NAKAAPEKTO (KUNO) SA PAGKATAO NATIN!!!
Puro kayo alingasngas at usok. Bakit hindi niyo simulang gumawa ng apoy??? Gusto niyong mapabuti ang panagalan ng Pinoy???SORI KA NA LANG - wala dito sa blog ni BRIAN ang kasagutan! Gawan niyo ng PARAAN!
Ang kakulangan ng Gobyerno, ng Simbahan, ng Society at ng ating Kultura - huwag niyong isisi at ilawit dito sa Blog ni BRIAN!!!
BLOG niya ito - wala kayong kontrol!
Kung ayaw niyo na - aba goodbye at BABU!!
"KUNG MAANGHANG NA ANG SAWSAWAN - HUWAG KA NANG SUMAWSAW!!
the person who owns this blog may and will talk about whatever he wants. period. we are only the readers, so accept that. point of the matter is, what the doctors and staff did was INHUMANE. so forget that they're filipinos for one sec, forget that he's gay, and just focus on the unethical work presented by those surgeons. there is NO excuse for what they've done. however way this man had ended up getting a foreign object in his body is not much the wrongful act. just because he is an adult and had admitted to being drunk and having gay sex does not give people the right to judge him. what if he was drunk and raped? what if he was a younger boy? bet you wouldn't be laughing then. bottom line is, it wasn't a laughing matter and this should've been treated with professionalism and confidentiality because it is their job to help save lives. they've sworn and they get paid to do that job. if you're embarassed that the world will know about this then you contribute to why this country i love so much will never be free of corruption. because people who have corrupt minds hide in shame and you are a hypocrite. you want to hide all the bad and show only the good. why don't you FIX what's wrong and come out GREAT for the world to see. the owner of this blog had done nothing wrong by exposing this and calling attention. at least someone was trying to do something right. and you, complaining of this revelation.. what have you done so far?
to the idiots who posted comments saying that brian should not touch on the black suede scandal and that he generalized against ALL filipino doctors, read his post again. i did (thrice) and, unless my eyes failed me, i couldn't find anything in the post that even suggested that brian was generalizing. in each instance that he mentioned doctors, nurses and the medical profession, he was specifically referring to the medical team that operated on Janjan/Danilo. so before you fire off your stupid comments, read brian's posts carefully. nonetheless, even if he did generalize, what of it? it's his blog. but don't patronize him by saying he ought to stick with just the dj montano issue. there are gazillions of issues out there and you should be thankful that brian is using his blog as a platform to discuss these other issues. you people make me sick. cc hidalgo
To Anonymous(es) 4:00pm and 4:04pm, you both couldnt have said it better. The manner by which you presented your sentiments and arguments are admirable.
Brian...for an amount of freedom comes responsibility.
To me you sounded like an immature, childish boy by saying "those who do not like my blog may not read it". And you have been sounding too defensive to ignore.
Whatever, i wish you recoup your money and stop this blog and get a life away from your computer.
(Like what i should do now hehehe)
Chie P. from Manila
a person with a can stuffed up his ass should have seen it coming. he's a freaking sexual deviant.
i do not detest the behavior of the doctors and nurses in the O.R., i detest the proliferation of the video. it was surely a funny matter. having a can in the ass is funny. whether it's a guy or a girl. that is just hilarious.
again, i only detest the proliferation. what happened in the O.R. should have stayed in the O.R.
Brian, i do understand what u are going through right now. the dj issue and all.
But touching this scandal and critically generalize the Philippine medical profession is way too discriminating.
I do understand that this is YOUR BLOG and you can do anything about it.. that's your right. and many people read it. but i am very concerned how u are now using it. your power to affect people. please think about it.
The gay dude wants P6.0M in damages. Shouldn't he also file a case against the guy who stuck the cannister up his ass in the also?
I hate to admit it but I would have been laughing too but I would not have been stupid enough to film it.
Anonymous said...
To Anonymous(es) 4:00pm and 4:04pm, you both couldnt have said it better. The manner by which you presented your sentiments and arguments are admirable.
Brian...for an amount of freedom comes responsibility.
To me you sounded like an immature, childish boy by saying "those who do not like my blog may not read it". And you have been sounding too defensive to ignore.
Whatever, i wish you recoup your money and stop this blog and get a life away from your computer.
(Like what i should do now hehehe)
Chie P. from Manila
April 27, 2008 7:02 PM
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Ah ganon? E yung si 4:04p yung doktor na nagmamayabang na taga-US siya bilib ka don?
Magtayo kayo ng mga sarili niyong blog, tingnan ko lang kung me bumasa sa mga isusulat niyo.
Letche! Mga Hypokrita! Matapobre!
hi brian, post whatever you want in your blog because first and foremost, it's YOUR blog. people may agree or disagree with you, you may lose readers, but who cares? that's why you have this blog right? to post your views, opinions, to try and get justice. go keep it up. to hell with the rest who disagrees with you!
and for the people who are complaining, there is no gun pointed at your head to read the blog... come and go as you please. write your own blog if you want. no one is forcing you to read the blog, YOU made that decision right?
when i started reading this blog, i haven't seen the video yet and half way of reading it i just started to watch the video and after that i continue where i left of on reading the blog and for that time i truely agreed with Brian on the matter and was about to make a comment without reading all the comments here! good thing i read it first...and now here is my comment about it!
FOR THE SCANDAL -> i agree with Brian and others how reacted on this. truely a disgrace to my country no doubt about that. How they treated the poor guy in the O.R. was totally below the belt!
FOR THE CATHOLICS AND BRIAN'S COMMENT ("CATHOLIC BULLSHIT") -> i 3/4 agree with it! im a catholic and it is bullshit...yes for me coz why do churches stick their noses and get very involve about this kind of issues?!?! and yeah the hypocracy of MOST of the catholics, i mean c'on...yeah we go to church and hear the mass every sat. or sun., we are so solemn and listen very carefully to the gospel & homily...truely we do that BUT WAIT until we just step out of what we so-called solemn and sacred place we cud here people gossiping already "HOI, NKITA MO BA SI INDAY? NAKU MAY KASAMANG IBANG LALAKE! ...ay, uu nga noh?!" or those so-called manangs who serves the church with their novena booklet, rosary, and abanico in hand?....yeah, you can hear them after the mass gossiping about someone they see in the church! -SO TELL ME IF IM WRONG WITH THIS?- AND MY VERY OWN EXPERIENCE IN WHILE HEARING MASS... i always go to church every sunday, and at this particular sunday it was the first sunday of the month so here where i reside now in california they have the mass in tagalog with the of course pinoy priest. Gospel was done and so the homily comes... it was about hypocracy and gossips. this...that...blah...blah...blah... as the priest goes then all of a sudden he just said "MGA TAO PAGKATAPOS NG MGA MAGSIMBA NAKAKAGAWA AGAD NG KASALANAN...MERON MGA MAGCHICHISMISAN AGAD, MERON NMN BIGLA NLNG MAGMUMURA AT SABIHIN NA {MGA PUTANG-INA NYO!} PAGKALABAS PLANG D2 SA SIMBAHAN" and that is how exactly what the priest said... and a lot of the people inside the church was shocked when the priest said that. and from that time when i left the church i never went back to any church again! it's bullshit i say and realized and told myself that i dont need to go to church to pray and ask forgiveness... i can do it at home, just pray solemnly and sincerely with ur heart in it! i am still a catholic, sure of that! but i dont go to church anymore!
and for the 1/4 part...its just me being a catholic in religion and thats it!
FOR GENERALIZING ALL FILIPINOS IN THIS BLOG -> not good Brian! i agree to others that u shouldn't involve the whole pinoys in it coz its not fair to others! i know we have a corrupt country but who's country isn't anyway??? even the FIRST WORLD COUNTRY ARE!!! and i live in a 1st world country now infact the most powerful country but i still hear about its corruption! but putting every pinoys in this kind of unbalanced blog makes me think twicenow about ur fairness! i wish u wont be as judgemental as the others because living in the Philippines for just couple of months and just researching our country through google is not enough to just say something like this! yeah, i agree to what ur fighting for and for this blog but ur went way below the belt on this! u are right....its your blog, your freedom of speech that infact you have it in your country and the Philippines doesn't have that coz they can sue u for libel...but it doesnt make u a better person than those doctors & nurses in this video! and you claimed that you LOVE my country...do u really? coz if u do like what you've been writting to your blog... you'll think 1000x before you'll stick ur nose and write something about this scandal! yes, they should be punish for this brutal acts. and u should have be causious abot this kind of matter before writting stuff about it!
PUT URSELF IN OUR SHOE WHO ARE INNOCENT AND JUST A BLOG READER AND SUPPORTER TO THE PERSON WHO GOT SCAMMED BY A FELLOW COUNTRYMEN, WHAT WOULD YOU FEEL? for sure you will react to this kind of blog too!!! sucks...right?
"GOOD THING I READ EVERY SINGLE COMMENT ON THIS BLOG BEFORE I ADD MY COMMENT ON IT!"
=POST THIS COMMENT B!=
way below the belt Brian!!!
your just saying that because your a FAGGOT! THINK FAST DOUCH-FAG!
i really saw this coming! that brian will eventually show his true colors now that he is famous.
You can only blame yourself, you people who adored him and believed in him.....
We made you..now we will destroy you!
GO BRIAN!!!
Great blog again! The guy was a victim of discrimination 2x over!
1. he was gay
2. he was poor
Sad to be poor and gay!
Revoking licenses of those doctors and nurses is the best we poor gay boys could support.
At least the next time I need a government hospital's doctors to get the stuck dildo off my a.ss, I'm sure they would treat me with care and compassion no matter how much of a stupid pervert I am!
Love you Brian!
Chaka Dolly!
Umm.. let us remember this is Brian's blogsite. So he could speak about whatever he wants to speak about. OKAY?
Your best post so far.
From a Filipina nurse
Sa Iyo Anonymous 12:29:
First of all, hinayupak ka! Mabuti at lumayas ka na sa Pinas, dahil hindi namin kailangan ang mga tulad mo!! Kapal ng mukha mo! Ang bansa na pinanggalingan mo at nagpalamon sa 'yo eh nilalait lait mo ngayon dahil nakatuntong ka lang sa ibang bayan.
You're one of those Pinoys who trash the Phils...And when things got tough, you flew away. Why? Because you're cowardly!
Kahit saang lupalop ka pa tumira, busalsal pa rin ang ilong mo!
And please, DO NOT ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE WE DO NOT NEED A PARASITE LIKE YOU!
Btw Brian, this Vicente Sotto scandal thingy is an isolated case. There are still many good, if not best, medical professionals here in PI. That Teri Hatcher video though still sucks!
I understand your point in exposing this medical scandal in relation to your case Brian and it just brings up the question of the current morals and ethics of some people in the Philippines and sadly, due to these irresponsible people, the whole nation gets to be branded as such. It is crucial for us to reflect, re-evaluate,& be responsible for our own actions and think about how it affects other people around us & how our actions translate as a Pinoy nation. It's all a collective effort and it completely goes full circle. For all the medical staff in the scandal, shame on all of you! Your actions just validate the controversial "Desperate Housewives" episode! You've dissappointed countless Pinoy health practitioners in the USA who are fighting for this injustice. I really hope you all suffer the consequences. As for DJ, this is all a manifestation of your irresponsibility. This could have been avoided if you made yourself accountable to Brian. We all have hard lessons to be learned here.
Anon 11:06
"Should the same thing happen in your country, and a FOREIGNER criticizes its system/people/religion/etc., would you not take offense??"
NO !
I should know, because I had criticized other countries too (not Philippines), and instead of them taking offense to what I (a Filipino) said/wrote, they acted on it.
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Anon, April 28, 2008 12:31 AM,
"First of all, hinayupak ka! Mabuti at lumayas ka na sa Pinas, dahil hindi namin kailangan ang mga tulad mo!! Kapal ng mukha mo! Ang bansa na pinanggalingan mo at nagpalamon sa 'yo eh nilalait lait mo ngayon dahil nakatuntong ka lang sa ibang bayan."
(First of all, you, animal! It is good that you left the Philippines, because we do not need people like you !! You thick-face! The country you came from, and the country that fed you, you are now criticizing, just because you had stepped in another country.)
"You're one of those Pinoys who trash the Phils...And when things got tough, you flew away. Why? Because you're cowardly!"
"Kahit saang lupalop ka pa tumira, busalsal pa rin ang ilong mo!"
(Wherever else you will live , your nose is still flat!)
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Who are you referring to, April 28, 2008 12:31 AM ?
Do you mean, the overseas Filipinos, those who "flew away" because things were tough in the Philippines, are the ones you refer to as cowardly? Or only those Filipinos "who flew away", AND CRITICIZE the Philippines, too?
If Filipinos "flew away", and not criticize the Philippines, BUT continually remit money back to the Philippines, they are the "BAGONG BAYANI" (new heroes)? If they "flew away" and also criticize the Philippines, they are the cowards?
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"And please, DO NOT ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH THE PHILIPPINES BECAUSE WE DO NOT NEED A PARASITE LIKE YOU!"
Who are the parasites?
The corrupt people in the Philippines who live on other people's hard earned money? Or the Filipinos who "flew away" because things got tough in the Philippines?
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So, what do you think of a foreigner, like Brian, criticizing
the Philippines?
Do you think, it is improper for Brian to criticize the Philippines, because, he is not even a Filipino? But if you are a Filipino, you can not also criticize the Philippines?
If the Filipinos live in the Philippines, and criticize the Philippines, they are parasites because the Philippines are feeding them by virtue of these Filipinos living in the Philippines?
If the Filipinos leave the Philippines, and earn money elsewhere to support their families back in the Philippines, these Filipinos who work overseas are "cowards" by virtue of "flying away" when things got tough in the Philippines. Cowards for these Filipinos who now live and work outside of the Philippines, to criticize the Philippines.
So, who can criticize the Philippines?
You ?
it could be an isolated case. i don't really care. our practice of medicine goes on. but i hope this happens to all fags who constantly humiliate themselves.
if the surgeons of VSMMC go down, the whole deparmtent goes down. no good doctor would ever apply for residency in that hospital. with the stigma associated with surgeons in that hospital, i don't think so. i pity the people of cebu who might need their services.
so tell that sexual deviant to simply accept an apology. and we'd promise not to laugh next time. or at least not take videos. think about the people of cebu who might need surgery. damn!
it may be a stain to philippine medical practice but we'll recover. fags, on the other hand, cannot humiliate themselves any further. even if they stuff their asses with all the cans in the world and play tumbang preso into oblivion.
To all the people affected by this issue...GET OVER IT! Brian isnt insulting anyone...hes just talking about it. This Filipino mentality of "oh Poor me' and nonsense patriotism is making me vomit.
Yeah someone got a canister up his ass and some prick video taped it and people were making fun of him.
If Brian wants to write about it well dearies let him be. I certainley would.
to the doctors and nurses...
"off witht here heads".
To the guy with the "thing" up his ass....
" Don't get mad...get everything"
To brian....
"We love you dearie"
Team Brian, laguna Beach
Jayjay and co.
I HOPE THAT THE JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE IN THE PHILLIPINES WILL GIVE JUSTICE ABOUT THIS CASE. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT MOST OF THE JUDGES ARE CORRUPT... THE JUSTICE HERE COMES WITH A PRICE TAG WHICH IS REALLY DISGUSTING....AND I'M SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE... I KNOW THAT IN THE NEXT LIFE THEY WILL NOT GET AWAY FROM THIER DIRTY WORKS BUT THEY WILL PAY A PRICE IN FRONT OF GOD... I HATE THEIR WRONG DOING! I HATE THE GOVERNMENT HERE ! THE N.B.I WHO GIVES PSEUDO-PERMIT TO RICH MEN (CRAZY-HUNGRY-FOR-POWER) TO HAVE POWER! I HATE CORRUPT OFFICIALS! CORRUPT JOURNALISTS AND NEWSCASTERS... ENJOY IT NOW WHILE IT LASTS ... PAY UP (YOU TOO DJ..)BIG TIME IN THE NEXT LIFE! I HOPE FOR JUSTICE FOR THAT POOR MAN... I HOPE HE GETS 1 MILLION DOLLARS AND LIVE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY WHERE ITS NOT CORRUPT AND THE DOCTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL! GO BRIAN! GO TERI HATCHER!
lots of doctors in the philippines are taking up nursing degrees to go abroad.
my cousin did -- she went to ateneo de manila for med school.
now, she's an RN in L.A.
i think what the doctors and nurses did at vicente memorial are symptomatic of the widespread demoralization that's been happening to this profession.
hospitals are profit-driven industries that manufacture doctors and nurses for export.
the practice of providing excellent health care is a top-down enforcement. i don't think vicente memorial gives a shit to patients' rights, or doctors' professional integrity -- if things like this can happen.
and no, i do not think this can happen in other countries. maybe -- but not as likely.
because in other coutries, jan-jan would be given a FREE public defender, and the offending-hospital would be investigated by the state itself.
everyone responsible would be barred from ever practicing again, and yes, they would go to jail.
and all this talk about medical tourism hurting because of this should be signal to all of us that jan-jan's rights is somewhat less important than whether foreigners can come to our country and get cheaper procedures.
why oh why do we think it's something to be proud of that we have a booming medical tourism in the philippines when most ordinary filipinos can afford even the simplest healthcare?
and medical tourism isn't just the selling of filipino labor and practices in our soil, this also includes the illegal harvesting of our body parts that people from other countries are desperate to buy!
this hospital scandal is just WRONG. I saw the video and it was sickening to see how the doctors abashed the helpless guy. Hypocrites, I know alot of med practitioners who have done worse than this.
Yes, what the doctors and nurses did was unethical and wrong. In this specific case, a confidential medical procedure was made public.
Uh, but I don't know why you are defending the man's right to stick a can in his ass. Cans arent designed for that. You don't think they would laugh just as hard at a woman with a jelly jar crammed up her cooter?
Doctors and nurses laugh at patients who come in with ridiculous problems, GAY OR STRAIGHT. I know x-ray techs who tell all sorts of stories about men AND women who put foreign objects in their orifices and end up in the E.R.
You can't tell me that they aren't stupid for willingly doing that, or that you wouldn't giggle about it in private.
gosh. the one who got operated on DID NOT GIVE THE DOCTORS AND THE STAFF PERMISSION TO TAKE A VIDEO OF THE WHOLE OPERATION AND TO HAVE THEM GIGGLING OVER IT ...PERIOD! IT IS SO FOUL! SO WRONG FOR THE DOCTORS TO RECORD THAT ON VIDEO! EVEN THE SIMPLEST OF MINDS CAN COMPREHEND THE VIOLATION HERE. THE MAN IS NOT EVEN A PUBLIC PERSONALITY OK. SO I SUPPORT BRIAN'S EXPOSE.
BRIAN IS RIGHT, IT IS HIS BLOG AND NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO DICTATE TO HIM WHAT OR WHAT NOT TO POST. GEEZ.
Catholics??? errr.. We filipino's sure act like one.. heheh:)
-- FILATHEIST
These medical practitioners are horrible. But with doctors and nurses going to other countries to find jobs, I doubt if these people will be fired or disbarred.
it could be an isolated case. i don't really care. our practice of medicine goes on. but i hope this happens to all fags who constantly humiliate themselves.
if the surgeons of VSMMC go down, the whole deparmtent goes down. no good doctor would ever apply for residency in that hospital. with the stigma associated with surgeons in that hospital, i don't think so. i pity the people of cebu who might need their services.
so tell that sexual deviant to simply accept an apology. and we'd promise not to laugh next time. or at least not take videos. think about the people of cebu who might need surgery. damn!
IF THE DOWNFALL OF THIS HOSPITAL RESULTS IN A LOSS OF MEDICAL CARE FOR IDIOT CEBUANO ACHAYS LIKE YOU, THEN I'M ALL FOR IT. BWAHAHAHA! SNORT SNORT SNORT (ALA GRACE ADLER)
Maybe it's about time for someone to start a blog about the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center scandal? Perhaps start an advocacy on patients' right to privacy, however horrible or hilarious the case may have been? Has there been any news where the names of doctors and nurses were divulged? (I saw in Jessica Soho's show that the patient had become a laughingstock in his community, and that the video was about to be sold openly at the sidewalks.)