OFW : Brain drain to brain hemorrhage

[michael_jp]

yahooI've just read this news from Yahoo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070107/ap_on_he_me/dr__jacinto_s_choice ). A top doctor from the Philippines went to US to work as a nurse. Well, my batchmate who also top the medical exam in the Phil. went to US as nurse. I don't know how to react to this.....is it really a brain hemorrahage? :(

[Firipinjin]

Where is nationailism when the very country you want to serve cannot serve your own needs? Pera lang ang katapat. Mahirap maglingkod kung gutom ang naglilingkod. I do not blame Mr. Jacinto for making the decision to move.

[reon]

A lot of people can afford to be idealists in college, but when the realities of life hit you, when you have to take care of your family or worry about your children's education, you have to go where the opportunity is. I think he made the right decision. (Otherwise, why are we in Japan?) It's sad of course but is there any other option?

[michael_jp]

I think it's not only realities in life, my batchmate (top doc) was a rich kid and was working in Makati Med as an elite doc. I think they are trying to use nursing as a stepping stone to make a doctoral career in the US.

[McBONG]

Hayy! naku ewan ko ba?at kung hindi paano na?Still i love my country.ewan ko ba?bahala na!nurses coming here in i dont know yet,maganda pa rin ang u.s,para sa kanila,experience siguro isang taon pwede,hayyy naku.....

[mark_15]

You can find another story here, related to this thread of Filipino overseas workers terrible indictments...

bbc
Skilled workers desert Philippines (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6194333.stm)

[infinite_trial]

can't blame him...new grads in PI either end up in the call center or in a minimum wage job. if one has an opportunity to work abroad, he would most likely grab it.

actually the gov't knows this. but the politicians only cared bout their own pockets. nevermind that the whole population is sufferin.

[biloglog]

totoo ba na ang mahal daw mag aral ng nursing sa pinas?
tapos after graduation, kung mag trabaho sa private hospital and sweldo daw ay P8,000 - P10,000 petot lang per month?
:D

kung totoo, ang baba naman ng sahod,hindi kayang mabuhay kung may pamilya ang tao. kaya may dahilan kung bakit nagsilayas ang mga nurses at doctors sa pinas ngayon..

[daddy_b]

totoo ba na ang mahal daw mag aral ng nursing sa pinas?
tapos after graduation, kung mag trabaho sa private hospital and sweldo daw ay P8,000 - P10,000 petot lang per month?
:D

kung totoo, ang baba naman ng sahod,hindi kayang mabuhay kung may pamilya ang tao. kaya may dahilan kung bakit nagsilayas ang mga nurses at doctors sa pinas ngayon..

may katotohanan ang mga sinabi mo, brod. kaya hindi natin masisisi ang mga umaalis. personal choice iyon, tulad din natin na kumakayod din sa bansang hapon. nonetheless, naniniwala ako na marami din sa atin ang uuwi eventually. by that time, baka mas malaki ang ating maitutulong sa ating bansa, given our rich experiences and broad outlook.

[michael_jp]

"personal choice"

Sana samahan din ng responsibility para balance. Ika ng kay spider man "With great power must also come great responsibility".

[majasnjn]

Ako rin may kakilala rin ako radiologist sya. According to him nakapag trabaho daw sya sa U.S yung tagatulak lang ng wheelchair na may pasyente(nakalimutan ko tawag don)Doctor na sya non. Kaya sa loob ng Hospital kahit Doctor sya, tinutulak nya yung pasyente pag walang free na magtutulak. Ngayon naman nag aaral sya ng nursing para makapag trabaho sa tate as a nurse. siguro steeping stone din nya yon..Natatawa nga yong senior tech namin kasi nakakuha na sya ng multiple visa tapos doctor na sya bakit magaaral pa ng nurse ang weird daw..
At may napanood din ako sa Tv non Iwitness kung di ko nagkakamali. Yung doctor, mataas na position nya sa hospital pero nag-aral sya ng nursing at disidido syang pumunta ng us para magtrabaho ng nurse kasi malaki sahod at malaki pa opportunity para sa pamilya nya..

[simor_buts]

We could really use a 'Jacinto' in our country... Countrymen, be wise this coming May!

[mazel]

Haaayy... Nakakalungkot talaga no? Ang mas nakakalungkot pa dyan e yung mga tao na galing ng SU yung karaniwang umaalis.

In my opinion, okay lang siguro na umalis temporarily sa PI. Iba kasi yung experience na makukuha kung sa ibang bansa mag-work. Then after some time, it would be better if that person would go back to the Philippines. Pwedeng magtayo sya ng business o kaya i-pass nya sa younger generations yung mga natutunan nya abroad. At least, win-win situation di ba? Natulungan pa natin yung bansa natin.

[neblus]

If you can not find the job that you want in your own country, then leave.

If you can not find a job that would allow you to send your kids to school then go somewhere else until you find one.




Someone in that country might benefit as more jobs will be available to them since one less eligible worker.

:D

[pointblank]

Senator Pimentel is asking doctors to stay in the country. The lawmakers want to create laws that force doctors and nurses to stay put. Shouldn't they be asking themselves first what THEY THEMSELVES have done for the country aside from plundering the public coffers and creating political dynasties? Nakakasuka na talaga. Kaya umaalis ang mga ito, dahil mismo sa kapalpakan ng mga politicians and government bureaucrats natin. They've turned things into such a mess it's become untenable for many decent people to continue living in the Philippines.

Our politicians are circumventing the law (which aims to curb abuse of power by setting limits on the number of successive terms) by temporarily ceding their posts to their wives or children, then coming back in a couple of years when they are again "eligible". Watch out for nepotists this coming election - things are so brazenly sickening it's not funny anymore.

If any law should be created, it's one that bans all public officials and elected officials as well as military officers above a certain rank - in short, those who are in a position to rapaciously steal money from the government - and their relatives to the second degreee from EVER leaving the Philippines beyond a couple of weeks. By preventing these people from being able to immigrate, maybe they will stop stealing money to stash away in Swiss bank accounts or American real estate.

"Patriotic" Pinoys will surely bash me for this comment, but: has our Filipino citizenship really helped us? Let's throw away false pride and look at things objectively: many Pinoys succeed abroad DESPITE (and not because of) their citizenship. If they were holding US or EU or Japanese or other Asian passports, they would succeed EVEN MORE. How many of our politicians have given this truth even some thought, in between their petty squabbles and massive stealing?