- Yeng Constantino earned the ire of netizens and medical professionals.
- Yeng posted on her Facebook account and YouTube channel the name and picture of the doctor who attended to her husband in Siargao.
After posting her and her husband’s horrific experience in Siargao, netizens especially those in the medical professions have come together to call out Yeng Constantino.
On Friday, July 19, Kapamilya singer Yeng Constantino took to Facebook and posted their experience in a Siargao hospital. While lamenting the agony that they had gone through, Yeng shamed the doctor who attended to her husband Yan.
In her post, Yeng named the doctor and posted her picture for allegedly lacking empathy. She also vlogged the same experience on her YouTube channel.
That act didn’t sit well with netizens, especially medical professionals.
One of the medical staff in the hospital also took to social media to call out Yeng for posting their faces in her vlog without getting their consent or permission.
Ces Santos, one of the medical students present at the hospital, said while she understands Yeng’s frustrations, the medical staff did all they could do to attend to her husband. She also said that Yeng could have just used her platform to raise awareness on the plight and conditions of rural hospitals instead of blaming and shaming the medical professionals.
https://www.facebook.com/cesmsantos/posts/2070335909936448
Under R.A. 10175, sharing of photos or videos of any staff or patient inside a hospital via social media is prohibited. And hospital staff shaming can fall under cyber libel which could mean a minimum of six years imprisonment.
Meanwhile, here are other netizens and medical professionals who shared their sentiments and reactions to Yeng’s doctor shaming.
Dear @YengPLUGGEDin,
Yung "traumatic experience" mo ay araw-araw na kalbaryo ng mahihirap. Hindi ka special.
Di mo naintindihan bakit kampante yung doktor? Sana kinausap mo.
Pero hindi. Sa publiko ka naglabas ng reklamo. Mali yun.
Tinulungan ka. Sana tumulong ka rin. Sayang. https://t.co/TEontBbFhF
— doc gene (@genenisperos) July 20, 2019
Not even an apology @YengPLUGGEDin ! You still feel you're entitled with the awareness of the issue you raised on what is lacking on medical facilities. Ignore padin pagkahabang entry ni Congressman about cyberbullying.
#NoToDoctorShaming #YengConstantinoIsGoingToJailParty pic.twitter.com/gJtj02avnH
— clau
(@meteukiss) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/maesaur/status/1152166690550976512
I’m wonderin how that doctor is feeling right now :(( She worked hard to become a great doctor only to be shamed for a function not within her scope of practice, yet she did what she could. Akala ata ni @YengPLUGGEDin mukhang St. Luke’s lahat ng ospital sa Pilipinas.
— Ross Angelo Negrillo (@ranegrillo) July 20, 2019
Under the RA 10173. Bawal ang ginawa mo @YengPLUGGEDin sana nagreklamo ka without dropping names.
What is the violaton that the doctor did? Kasi hindi siya nagpanic? Cause she read the manual before using the new equipment?
— SONE-AH
(@OutsiderLooksIn) July 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/melditakoo/status/1152939597233393664
NOTE TO @YengPLUGGEDin !!!!!!!! YOUR CANCELLED #NoToDoctorShaming pic.twitter.com/HxPW2kBV3O
— Nhur Kalinggalan-Hidalgo (@NurKalinggalan) July 21, 2019
Maliit man po ang boses ko pero bilang part ng isang medical team (im a nurse), i will stand by my ground and say that Ms. @YengPLUGGEDin should apologized to this doctor for publicly shaming her on social media about the incident in Siargao. #NoToDoctorShaming pic.twitter.com/UTHkeigdXI
— AaronChino_Santo (@saint_archi22) July 20, 2019
I’m just gonna put this right here.
Thanks, @ericRNofficial pic.twitter.com/WZOUeGnV2Y— JAD Malala, MD (@jadmalala) July 20, 2019
https://twitter.com/DrKathyReyes/status/1152565067847593985
https://twitter.com/jernarvasa/status/1152556345628884997
Yeng apologizes
Meanwhile, Yeng has already apologized to the doctor and all the medical professionals who have been affected by her post.
In a Facebook post, Monday, July 22, Yeng admitted her mistake and said that she will be more responsible next time.
https://www.facebook.com/108906725836105/posts/2562375990489154/
