Comments on: Medical news in the Philippines http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/ The Web Magazine for Expats in the Philippines and those who want to be Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:47:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Making the Philippines “World Class” : Live In The Philippines http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26014 Making the Philippines “World Class” : Live In The Philippines Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:24:18 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26014 [...] Hmm… How about a world-class medical tourism destination? Oops….. recent cases of doctors not taking their practice of medicine seriously have downgraded the public view of medical service in the Philippines. How about the Philippines [...] [...] Hmm… How about a world-class medical tourism destination? Oops….. recent cases of doctors not taking their practice of medicine seriously have downgraded the public view of medical service in the Philippines. How about the Philippines [...]

]]> By: Mark http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26013 Mark Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:58:45 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26013 Hi People in Phil, You are talking about medical news, so I would like to know how much will cost medical care in the Philippines especially like in Cotabato City, for woman who expects a baby delivery. How it looks in the Phil health care system and how much people will pay for this kind of medical service. Thanks for help. Hi People in Phil, You are talking about medical news, so I would like to know how much will cost medical care in the Philippines especially like in Cotabato City, for woman who expects a baby delivery. How it looks in the Phil health care system and how much people will pay for this kind of medical service. Thanks for help.

]]> By: Bob Martin » Blog Archive » Making the Philippines “World Class” http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26012 Bob Martin » Blog Archive » Making the Philippines “World Class” Thu, 08 May 2008 21:59:31 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26012 [...] Hmm… How about a world-class medical tourism destination? Oops….. recent cases of doctors not taking their practice of medicine seriously have downgraded the public view of medical service in the Philippines. How about the Philippines [...] [...] Hmm… How about a world-class medical tourism destination? Oops….. recent cases of doctors not taking their practice of medicine seriously have downgraded the public view of medical service in the Philippines. How about the Philippines [...]

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26011 Bob Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:23:04 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26011 Hi Phil - Ha ha.. yeah, different response now than before! Hi Dave Starr - Yeah, I've since gone and read the article. Not sure how I missed it the first time! Hi Phil – Ha ha.. yeah, different response now than before!

Hi Dave Starr – Yeah, I’ve since gone and read the article. Not sure how I missed it the first time!

]]> By: Dave Starr http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26010 Dave Starr Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:21:12 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26010 Bob, the article I was referencing was: http://philfaqs.com/phils-editorals/sad-headlines-part-one/ I often think I should write even mor eon these issues but there are many other US retirees who do a better job than I, and my focus here is not beneifts ... I don't devote my life to them. But when they are plastered all over the front page it gets my attention. Bob, the article I was referencing was:
http://philfaqs.com/phils-editorals/sad-headlines-part-one/

I often think I should write even mor eon these issues but there are many other US retirees who do a better job than I, and my focus here is not beneifts … I don’t devote my life to them.

But when they are plastered all over the front page it gets my attention.

]]> By: Phil http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26009 Phil Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:31 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26009 Hi Bob, You're right about the desperate housewives controversy, although it was a stupid comment and not funny in the first place, the countless individuals making complaints and demanding public apologies at the time don't seem to be doing so now! Regards Phil Hi Bob,
You’re right about the desperate housewives controversy, although it was a stupid comment and not funny in the first place, the countless individuals making complaints and demanding public apologies at the time don’t seem to be doing so now!
Regards
Phil

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26008 Bob Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:16:48 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26008 Hi Roy - Yeah, I just hope that I never need to find out if I can get a transplant or not! :lol: Hi Roy – Yeah, I just hope that I never need to find out if I can get a transplant or not! :lol:

]]> By: Roy http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26007 Roy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:54:48 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26007 OIC, you use the word "foreigner" in the same way most Filipinos use it. Say for example you were in the market looking for pomelo or solo papaya and the vendors were excited to see you because you are the "foreigner" who loves to buy those fruits. What should control though is how the Bureau of Immig or any agencies of the govt look at you once you declare to them that you are not a foreigner but an immigrant. If they ask you what animal is that be patient to explain to them. Needless to say Bob, the Phil is so not like the US at least in the number of people migrating to the country. Am I right to say that most americans are aware that people who may not look like them are not necessarily "foreigners". It sounds silly now because I have never one american use that word! Ha ha ha... :lol: :cool: You can expect that even govt employees there are clueless when it comes to transacting business to someone who looks like a "foreigner". I certainly hope that everything (transplant) is just hypothetical. Just enjoy the perks of being a "foreigner" and not what you might miss bec it's not a good idea to have it anyway! :grin: OIC, you use the word “foreigner” in the same way most Filipinos use it. Say for example you were in the market looking for pomelo or solo papaya and the vendors were excited to see you because you are the “foreigner” who loves to buy those fruits.
What should control though is how the Bureau of Immig or any agencies of the govt look at you once you declare to them that you are not a foreigner but an immigrant. If they ask you what animal is that be patient to explain to them.
Needless to say Bob, the Phil is so not like the US at least in the number of people migrating to the country. Am I right to say that most americans are aware that people who may not look like them are not necessarily “foreigners”. It sounds silly now because I have never one american use that word! Ha ha ha… :lol: :cool:
You can expect that even govt employees there are clueless when it comes to transacting business to someone who looks like a “foreigner”.
I certainly hope that everything (transplant) is just hypothetical. Just enjoy the perks of being a “foreigner” and not what you might miss bec it’s not a good idea to have it anyway! :grin:

]]> By: Bob http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26006 Bob Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:31:42 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26006 Hi Roy - I don't have any kind of official or legal interpretation of the ruling. What I do know is that the papers say that foreigners cannot have a transplant. I also know that when I go to the Bureau of Immigration, or have contact with any kind of official agency, or meet people on the street, I am always called a "foreigner." Thus, my only interpretation that I can come to is that I would not be able to have a transplant of any kind here in the Philippines. What do you think, my friend? :?: Hi Roy – I don’t have any kind of official or legal interpretation of the ruling. What I do know is that the papers say that foreigners cannot have a transplant. I also know that when I go to the Bureau of Immigration, or have contact with any kind of official agency, or meet people on the street, I am always called a “foreigner.” Thus, my only interpretation that I can come to is that I would not be able to have a transplant of any kind here in the Philippines.

What do you think, my friend? :?:

]]> By: Roy http://liveinthephilippines.com/content/2008/04/medical-news-in-the-philippines/comment-page-1/#comment-26005 Roy Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:51:15 +0000 http://liveinthephilippines.com/bobm/?p=568#comment-26005 I have not read the DOH policy restricting "foreigners" fr getting organ transplants fr Fil donors. But it seems to me that if the wording of the law used the word "foreigners" as those who are not allowed to be donees of body parts, then surely it must have referred to "foreigners" alone and not to immigrants. Can foreigners here in the states get new kidneys? I have not read the DOH policy restricting “foreigners” fr getting organ transplants fr Fil donors. But it seems to me that if the wording of the law used the word “foreigners” as those who are not allowed to be donees of body parts, then surely it must have referred to “foreigners” alone and not to immigrants. Can foreigners here in the states get new kidneys?

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