Aklan hospital chief in ‘hot water’ for conflicting board exam ratings
By DAVID ISRAEL SINAY
ILOILO City – The chief of a community hospital in Aklan province has disappeared following a media report questioning the authenticity of his being a physician. Did he actually pass the licensure examination for doctors?
Documents leaked to Panay News revealed that Dr. Antonio Villanueva-Viray III – last known address is Brgy. Naisud, Ibajay, Aklan – has two ratings in the Board of Medicine – one, that he passed, and the other, that he failed.
On August 22, 2005, Gov. Carlito Marquez promoted Viray as Medical Officer IV with a salary grade of 20.
Viray was then detailed at the Buruanga Medicare Community Hospital with an annual salary of P213,588.
Prior to his promotion, Marquez appointed Viray as permanent employee at the Malay Municipal Hospital in Malay, Aklan on October 16, 2004.
Viray started with a salary grade of 18, receiving an annual salary of P190,092.
Viray’s appointments had a certification from Ellen Tolentino, Aklan Provincial Personnel Officer. It stated that Viray had complied with all the necessary requirements under the Civil Service Commission.
Also, Marquez certified that Viray’s appointment “ha(d) been screened and found qualified by the province’s Personnel Selection Board.”
As governor, Marquez chairs the selection board.
Based on one document, Viray failed in the licensure examination for doctors given on August 2001 by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the government agency responsible for licensing professionals.
The document bore the logo and letterhead of the PRC.
The Board of Medicine result was signed by Rodolfo P. de Guzman, Chairman, Board of Medicine, issued on August 21, 2001.
Viray’s rating in the board examination was 70.50.
In the lower right portion of the document were numbers 01-0059729, believed to be the control number of the sheet.
Viray’s address in the document was 44 Mapagkawangga St., Quezon City, Metro Manila.
Curiously, in another similar document, Viray passed the Board of Medicine with a rating of 77.00.
The document was signed by a certain Alfonso Anao, Commission Chairman, issued on August 25, 2001. This time, Viray’s address was Marian Park, Arnaldo Boulevard in Roxas City, Capiz.
The second document showed Viray had completed the board examinations taken on August 11, 12, 18, and 19, 2001 in Manila.
Viray’s exam number was 013325. The sheet number found at the lower right portion of the document was 01- 9824704.
3 comments:
Aklanon man ra says "Wow, tough words Mr. Prado ... but what can you do personally about it? Talk?! Yeah, right ... Easy for you to do that, you're in Vancouver"
Natural all we can do is to just talk about it! Aeang-aeang mat-a nga mag hipos eat a kita sa naga kahitabo sa Aklan. Ano ro aton nga obrahon? Mag palakpak maskin gina-uto-uto kita? Dapat naton nga isipon nga indi puede mag daog sa election eabi gid sa Aklan ro owa it kuwarta maskin may sincere nga handom para sa Aklan. Ngani ro ma-obra eang namon hay ipahisayod sa mga aklanon nga dahil sa pag pili nanda it mga opisyales nga nagbakae it andang boto hay owa man it mayad nga serbisyo nga igabalik sa mga aklanon.
To aklanon man ra, sabta na lang ro request it mga blogger, sabta it deretso ro pangotana - fake o real ro license ni Dr.(!) Viray!? Kon tunay ro ana nga licence di tapos ro istorya!!!
PRC certified that Viray failed his medical board examination.
The truth of the matter is that - ginapobra nana ro anang fake nga certification sa Recto para indi ma-disappoint si tatay na ag dapat para eang kay tatay na rato. Imaw ngani nga nagda-eagan imaw ku 2004 sa pagka-board member ay indi imaw ka-practice it medicine dahil owa imaw it license.
Owa imaw ginsugti ni Cong. Joeben (anang brother-in-law) because of other political favors.
Nagmas-ot ru buot ku tatay ni Viray III. To pacify, ginpromisahan nga taw-an it appointment si Viray III bilang Chief of Hospital maski sayran nanda nga eagbong imaw sa board exam. And that's how bad it is!
Many poor Aklanons died and almost died because of his wrong medical diagnosis and wrong drug prescriptions. Not a single soul has yet filed a case because they are either afraid or do not have the finances to do so. (this is public knowledge sa Aklan).
That's why I commend Mr. Sinay for this responsible and safe article because he gives voice to those who cannot publicly condemn the evils of the doings of Cong. Joeben Miraflores and Gov. Calito Marquez!
“Mourn the dead that in the cool earth lie, but rather mourn the apathetic, throng the coward and the meek who see the world’s anguish and it’s wrong, and dare not speak.” -Ralph Chaplin-
The death of Aklanon Jhonard Allanza, one of the ten marine soldiers decapitated and mutilated by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on July 10, 2007 at Tipo-tipo, Basilan is the most inspiring, yet, seemingly heartbreaking experience Aklanons have to face recently.
He, who was in his mid-twenties, is a reflection of thousands of Aklanons who live through life everyday in honesty and integrity through the course of their toil, tears, laugh and sweat.
Yet, far greater and more heroic is Jhonard that he had to sacrifice his young life (by shedding his blood) to ensure that we continuously enjoy the essentials of our democracy and freedom: liberty to speak our thoughts, express our opinions, and be free from fear - in such that no person will be in position to commit an act of aggression to anyone or anywhere.
We owe it to the fruition on the labours of the likes of Jhonard to develop our full stature and commonly raise the level of our human dignity as an Aklanon. We feel the duty to speak up and to remind those responsible for doing tremendous evil and wrong, that in facing the consequences of their actions, there is no escape into easy comforts.
But what happened to these same thousands of decent Aklanons having to face and be slapped three times by the blunders of fraudulent appointments of Antonio V. Viray?
Why the Aklanon educators, medical practitioners, lawyers, professionals, heads of proper government agencies and the clergy are suddenly become subdued, even preferred to embrace the unthinkable culture of apathy?
Aklanons are known to uphold their religiosity and spirituality in an ever deafening ati-atihan celebration of spiritual thanksgiving for heavenly favours.
Why are they now meek on the issue of Viray? Or is it that - are they really afraid to speak up against anyone?
Congressman Joeben Miraflores who is the brother-in-law of Viray, Governor Carlito Marquez who unwittingly made the appointments, ...or both? ... Are they just waiting for the outcome of the investigation of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan?
No one really knows.
These politicians owe all Aklanons the acceptable explanation; and the victims of fraud and deceit of Viray the necessary recompense.
At the even furthermost end, are they just simply unconcerned, heartless, and insensitive to the plights of their fellow Aklanons?
If they are, we can bluntly say that Aklan is a dangerous place to live because it is there where the apathetic and corrupts thrive.
It is similarly horrifying because the hungry, uneducated and the innocent have been stripped off their dignity and rights in exchange of marked value of money on their foreheads. In addition, the social and medical services for the poor sick and dying are set aside in exchange for so-called economic profit and politicians’ personal gains.
But will Aklanons ever allow that? …Never and not at all.
We can assume that they must have been pushed at the head of the queue, of the queue of discreet, decency, compassion and caution, much against their will. For such is a more acceptable assertion.
But to show compassion, like God’s love, must be accompanied by the implementations of truth and justice for it to be right. Because like God is merciful, He is also truthful and just.
It is even incredible to believe that the hundreds of victim-patient of Viray, by being the head of three district hospitals in Aklan, have all died from his wrong medical diagnosis and erroneous prescriptions so as not to file any case against him and the people behind his appointments.
This picture is not at all bright (as the concerned people might do the sigh of relief). By continuous muteness, callous disregard, little by little and delaying resolve of the Aklan Provincial Government on this very serious matter, they are putting themselves into the middle of the fire, incurring more unspoken hatred and persecution from the Aklanons.
The word hospital came from the French word – “hotel dieu” or God’s hotel. It is a place where the sick and the dying are cared for. And to intentionally assign Viray three times – whom Cong. Joeben Miraflores and Gov. Carlito Marquez knew who is illegal to practice medicine and whom experts say unqualified, is unforgivable. And the reason, Lulu Miraflores said, “We thought we will never be caught and no one will complain!”
The failure of local government officials to act swiftly on the matter will surely cement their monument of shame. The failure to present their innocence to the deliberations of the court throws themselves into the Bay of Pigs.
Yet, with all the caution and the waiting, the message is still clear:
This situation calls for a courageous effort, for a radical change in Aklanons attitude, in the entire concept of politics. This situation calls for continuous vigilance and historical documentation of their acts so that they will never be forgotten.
And like a voice coming down from heaven, we, Aklanons, want the concerned people to hear our voice - “No, no we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like mighty streams.
And for the good of all, TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS!”
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