PRC urged to revoke Badoy’s license

AGROUP of medical doctors has asked the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to revoke the license of Undersecretary Lorraine Marie Badoy, herself a licensed physician, for her red-tagging antics which allegedly violated their Code of Conduct and the ethical standards of their profession.

It was the second of such complaints filed in three months against Badoy, spokesperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC)

Last April, the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) lodged administrative complaints against Badoy at the PRC for the same reasons.”

Among the complainants in the second case were physicians Eleanor Jara, Maria Magdalena Barcelon, Reynaldo Lesaca Jr., Edelina de la Paz, Joseph Carabeo, Carol Araullo, Alexis Montes, Benigno Santi II, Ruben Caragay, Violeta Casiguran, Eduardo Gatchalian, Ana Maria Consuelo, Rizalito Ocampo, Edgardo Ulysses Dorotheo, Raymond Joshua San Pedro, Jamie Dominique Dasmariñas, and Merry Clamor.

The complainants claimed that Badoy violated the code of conduct and ethical standards of the medical profession with “her incessant red-tagging, not just of fellow health workers but also of different sectors.”

“Her unfounded and baseless claims especially violate the principles of respect for life and for person, and expressly goes against the principle of doing no harm,” the complainants stressed.

“Therefore, her actions of red-tagging are unethical, and cause substantial harm to the lives not just of the accused, but also their families and those they work with,” they added.

The doctors said Badoy has been an “additional, unnecessary stressor” for health workers already dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We believe that such conduct and words are deeply unprofessional and form part of behavior so unethical that she deserves the suspension, if not the outright revocation, of her medical license,” the complainants said.

They further emphasized that “Badoy took it upon herself not to contribute to the betterment of lives and wellbeing, but to be the face of vilification and harassment.”

Badoy has charged that the AHW was among the organizations created by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front of the Philippines (CPP-NPA-NDF) “precisely for the infiltration of the government.”