Boy Dies After Parents Couldn't Pay P490

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Mr Lee
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How can anyone allow a child or person to die because of lack of funds? How heartless is that. CEBU, Philippines - A two-year-old boy, who was supposed to be referred to a hospital in Cebu City, died of pneumonia Monday afternoon after the Tuburan District Hospital allegedly refused to release him since his parents could not pay their bill. The boy was identified as Nelmart Balucos, only son of couple Arnel and Rosemarie Balucos of Barangay Mag-alwa, Tuburan town. He was also the nephew of Mag-alwa Barangay Captain Cresencio Bayo. Bayo said they took the boy to the hospital, about 8 a.m. Monday, where he was diagnosed with pneumonia by Dr. Rosendo Estoye. Estoye even recommended to immediately transfer the boy to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City. Bayo claimed that they hurriedly processed their documents to release the boy and called the ambulance on standby but hospital billing station cashier Tessie Bucag allegedly delayed the process. Bucag, a midwife of the hospital and also in charge of the billing section, allegedly refused to process the documents for the failure of the payment of the P990 hospital bill. Since the boy’s parents could not afford it at the time, Bayo offered P500 cash and pleaded to sign a promissory note for the P490 balance.Link

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Jollygoodfellow
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Too much red tape and bull, pretty sure the law says they can not hold anyone and hope they get what they deserve. :dance:

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Dave Hounddriver
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Don't worry, they would let an expat die for lack of funds too. And let him lie in the parking lot of the funeral home when there is not enough money to pay that bill.

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Travis
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so sad that would never happen in the US & those people should be hung for allowing it to happen to anyone

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Steve & Myrlita
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Remember, here, the Peso is more valuable than human life. Sad but true.

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