(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines — Philippine General Hospital (PGH) workers, students, and faculty of the University of the Philippines (UP)-Manila have condemned the decision of the Board of Regents (BOR) for its decision to keep Dr. Gerardo Legaspi as hospital director for the fourth term.
Disgruntled workers belonging to the All UP Workers Union-Manila-PGH led by its president Karen Mae Faurillo said that the board ignored their pleas and clamor for a change of leadership at PGH, commonly known as Ospital ng Bayan.
Philippine General Hospital workers, professionals, and students protest on the steps of the University of the Philippines on Nov. 28, 2024 during a meeting of the Board of Regents in Diliman, Quezon City on the privatization of the PGH and alleged abuse of term extension limits in UP PGH-Manila. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN