The Manila COVID-19 Field Hospital management and staff vehemently deny allegations of medical lockdown threats. To set the record straight, the pictures attached allegedly in support of an FB post by a publication are not that of the medical staff of the Manila COVID 19 Field Hospital.
However, the pictures with our facility and ambulance were the actual process of accepting transfers from other hospitals. The Manila COVID 19 Field Hospital Medical Team remains steadfast in its commitment to the people to help fight this war against the COVID-19 pandemic. We have no time to be involved in politics because we want our precious time entirely offered for the medical care of our patients.
These critical and trying times require cooperation amongst all Filipinos and should not allow for any politicking at the expense of hardworking people and the spreading of fake news, which only aggravate people’s anxiety.
We condemn any efforts to malign the reputation of the medical professionals of our hospital and demeaning the sacrifices of each of us through irresponsible and false reporting. We are just happy to help and serve our patients. All these are made possible by the all-out support of the City Government of the Manila through the leadership of Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso. Let us all fight the COVID-19 pandemic together.
Dr. Arlene Raule-Dominguez
OIC Medical Director
Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital
(Manila Health Department) – bny
