Michael S. Resterio
Kalibo, Aklan- The management of the Dr. Rafael S. Tumbukon Memorial Hospital (DRSTMH) here are having problems on what to do with the cats that continously pestering their patients here.
The provincial hospital which was recently upgraded into a tertiary hospital was included in the Economic Enterprise Zone of the provincial government. Said hospital is also being eyed to offer medical tourism for Boracay next year.
Dr. Pol Macahilas said that although there is less number of cats that breeds in the back of the hospital compared in the previous months, they are still concern on what to do to keep away the unwanted cats.
"We tried our best to snare them and dumped them far from the hospital but they kept on coming back after several weeks," he said.
"The janitors also refused to slaughter them all because they believed it will bring them bad luck," the doctor said.
Earlier, Governor Carlito Marquez had ordered the DRSTMH staff to find 'legal' ways on how to keep the cats away because its presence disturbed the patients. Some of the patients were also being asked not to approach the cats because they have allergies and asthma.
"I myself does not agree that the cats will be slaughtered. I know there might be another way how we can eliminate them," Marquez said.
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