09 November 2005
Jacinto earns more critics: docs & SP men
MORE and more people are getting mad at the controversial food and drug regulation officer over his continued refusal to identify doctors he alleged to be involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs in Pangasinan.
Dr. Jesus Canto, chief of the Region 1 Medical Center, dared Dr. Reynaldo Jacinto to get out of the health department first before accusing government health institutions like the R1MC for patronizing counterfeit drugs while still being a part of the same institution.
“Taga DOH din siya, ‘di ba, at ang tinitira nya, kapwa taga DOH?”( He’s with DOH, isn’t he, and he’s hitting at his fellow DOH men?) he noted in a radio interview.
Jacinto was quoted tagging unnamed doctors from government hospitals as patronizing illegally-procured drugs.
Canto vehemently denied the accusation saying he will never tolerate his physicians or personnel at the medical center to get involved in the sale of fake or counterfeit medicines.
He also noted that Jacinto’s claim was a sweeping statement and a “very bad accusation” that makes every government physician a suspect.
Canto also advised the regional food and drug enforcement officer to refrain from entertaining complaints thru text messages unless these are verified. “Alam mo naman diyan, may mga professional jealousy among doctors at gustong siraan ng isa ang kalaban niya,” ( You know how it is, there’s professional jealousy in the ranks and one (would) want to destroy the other) he observed.
Board Member Dionisio Villar, who heads the sangguniang panlalawigan health committee, criticized Jacinto for failing to attend the scheduled committee hearing last Friday. Villar invited the latter to attend the hearing hoping that he (Jacinto) will be forced to identify the doctors in order to clear the names of those not involved.
He said that as health committee chair, he was duly bound to unearth the truth no matter who gets hurt and at the same time protect the integrity of government doctors who were put in a bad light by Jacinto’s expose which has remained unverified.
Villar was so dismayed by Jacinto’s non-appearance at the hearing that he revealed to the public some negative remarks about the latter. “Nagkagulo-gulo mula noong dumating siya, pati mga gamot nagkawala-wala,” he told a radio interview quoting his sources at the DOH and the Bureau of Food and Drug. He did not elaborate on what medicines or medical supplies went missing or how such happened.
Jacinto earlier said he was willing to appear in formal investigations by appropriate agencies and would reveal the names of involved persons when necessary charges have been filed against them in court.
Dr. Jesus Canto, chief of the Region 1 Medical Center, dared Dr. Reynaldo Jacinto to get out of the health department first before accusing government health institutions like the R1MC for patronizing counterfeit drugs while still being a part of the same institution.
“Taga DOH din siya, ‘di ba, at ang tinitira nya, kapwa taga DOH?”( He’s with DOH, isn’t he, and he’s hitting at his fellow DOH men?) he noted in a radio interview.
Jacinto was quoted tagging unnamed doctors from government hospitals as patronizing illegally-procured drugs.
Canto vehemently denied the accusation saying he will never tolerate his physicians or personnel at the medical center to get involved in the sale of fake or counterfeit medicines.
He also noted that Jacinto’s claim was a sweeping statement and a “very bad accusation” that makes every government physician a suspect.
Canto also advised the regional food and drug enforcement officer to refrain from entertaining complaints thru text messages unless these are verified. “Alam mo naman diyan, may mga professional jealousy among doctors at gustong siraan ng isa ang kalaban niya,” ( You know how it is, there’s professional jealousy in the ranks and one (would) want to destroy the other) he observed.
Board Member Dionisio Villar, who heads the sangguniang panlalawigan health committee, criticized Jacinto for failing to attend the scheduled committee hearing last Friday. Villar invited the latter to attend the hearing hoping that he (Jacinto) will be forced to identify the doctors in order to clear the names of those not involved.
He said that as health committee chair, he was duly bound to unearth the truth no matter who gets hurt and at the same time protect the integrity of government doctors who were put in a bad light by Jacinto’s expose which has remained unverified.
Villar was so dismayed by Jacinto’s non-appearance at the hearing that he revealed to the public some negative remarks about the latter. “Nagkagulo-gulo mula noong dumating siya, pati mga gamot nagkawala-wala,” he told a radio interview quoting his sources at the DOH and the Bureau of Food and Drug. He did not elaborate on what medicines or medical supplies went missing or how such happened.
Jacinto earlier said he was willing to appear in formal investigations by appropriate agencies and would reveal the names of involved persons when necessary charges have been filed against them in court.
