Strikes back!

The person from my previous post replied within a day! To read it, click here His reply was rather more disappointing this time. He said:

villa214, salamat. Pero mas mabuti sana kung sa mga baryo ipadala ang mga doktor dahil duon sila mas kailangan imbes na sa Metro Manila.

Muli, hindi monopolyo ng iisang paaralan ang pagbibigay serbisyo-publiko. Kung mayroon ngang monopolyo, aba'y ano ang nangyari sa ating bansa?!

As always, I am more knowledgeable than this one, I responded:

In fact, Altwegg, UPCM, other than the Return Service obligation, offers a regionalization program called Regionalization Students Organization (called RSO). Aspiring UPCM students may apply to this program in which they will sign an agreement that they will return to their province of origin to practice medicine. A local government official's endorsement is needed to get through this. Students apply for RSO because it increases their chances of getting admitted to UPCM.

If you are paying attention to fortherecord's cut and paste posts, had it not become apparent to you that the barrios and far-flung provinces is exactly what UPCM are targetting?

SHS in Leyte-Samar
SHS in Baler, Aurora
Health program in San Juan, Batangas (Public Health students like me cannot graduate unless I undergo a 4-week fieldwork in this place.)

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, the social work arm of the university, has conducted hundreds of medical missions across the nation since its establishment in 1993. From Batanes, to Palawan, to Jolo, the Pahinungod has been there. I'm from the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod myself so I know.

And what makes you think that Metro Manila is well-off than the places you call 'baryo'? It is true that health service is more accessible in Manila than in your 'baryo' but, as Dr. Romualdez in his UP centennial lecture said, the greatest inequity in health care could be found in Metro Manila. More doctors that would cure the poverty-stricken sick is needed in the metro so the modest proposal of sending them to the 'baryo' would make the sick health care system worst.

I could only agree with you about your opinion in monopoly and all that stuff. I am quite unsure, however, of what you mean by public service. Does your public service fall on the likes of Mel Tiangco's? As far as I see it, to describe the Health Sciences Center's efforts as public service is rather an understatement. It is more of a commitment in securing Health-for-All.

I'm not into school bashing, really. With the exception of the last paragraph, everything was intended to inform. I just can't let anyone go with a lack or wrong information of my alma mater.

and Altwegg [the name of the person at the forum] , too little information is a dangerous thing.