Aklan SP to probe ‘fake doc’ issue

By Noel Cabobos
KALIBO, Aklan--As the issue on the hospital chief who allegedly faked he results of his medical licensure examination and became chief of three district hospitals here has alarmed health professionals and local officials in the province, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan finally took cognizance of the issue and wants to resolve the issue with dispatch.

The Board in its session yesterday passed a resolution to conduct an investigation on the appointment of Antonio Viray III who allegedly faked the result of his licensure examination taken on August 2001.

Proposed by Board Member Daisy Sucro-Briones, a member of the Committee on Health and Social Services, the resolution said the appointment of Viray showed “laxity” and “gross negligence” in the appointment process and has “unduly deprived qualified physicians to the post” held by Viray.
Viray had worked as chief of Malay District Hospital, Buruanga District Hospital and Ibajay District Hospital before he reportedly went into hiding shortly after the exposure of the anomaly.


The Daily Guardian’s Jonathan CabreraThe Board has invited The Daily Guardian’s Jonathan Cabrera to the July 18 session of the Sanggunian to shed light on the issue. Cabrera, who holds documents regarding the issue, had reported on the controversy.
Cabrera, also program director of RMN-dyKR and president of Aklan United Media Association, said a document he received showed that Viray got a general rating of 70.50% as certified by Marilou Brilliantes, VAU unit head of the PRC records management division, and as verified by Elsie S. Julian, in contrast to what Viray submitted to the human resource and management office showing he passed with 77% rating.
In a PRC certification dated June 28, 2007, a marginal note indicated that the minimum passing general rating required for the examination taken by Viray was 75%, Cabrera said.
Relatedly, the Aklan Medical Society (AMS) had sent a query to the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), the umbrella organization of doctors groups nationwide, if the AMS can act on Viray’s case.
Also, it already passed a Board resolution imposing stricter measures in the membership to the AMS.
Aside from Cabrera, the Board shall also invite Aklan Governor Carlito Marquez, Cynthia dela Cruz who chairs the AMS, Evelyn Ejar who is the provincial chief of the Civil Service Commission, Ellen Tolentino who is the chief of the provincial Human and Management Resource, and Viray himself.
Reliable sources however said that Viray had already left the country.

TDG tried but failed to reach him for comment.