Labor chief finds intern’s supposed video of patient ‘flatlining’ concerning

MANILA — Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma expressed concern over a video that has surfaced showing an alleged medical intern shooting video content that suggesting she recorded  a patient flatlining — indicating a possible death — at the hospital she was interning at.

“Concerned kami dyan. Mayroong mga limitasyon na dapat sigurong mailatag nang sa ganoon naman ay mapangalagaan natin 'yung buhay ng isang manggagawa at hindi naman siguro dapat lahat na lamang ay nailalabas sa open,” Laguesma said.

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Labor Undersecretary Benjo Benavidez said the management has the prerogative to lay down rules on employee behavior.

He also spoke on the need to be proactive in looking at whether certain behavior has overstepped boundaries set by rules and polices.

“Dapat po may mga limitasyon din sa lugar po ng pagawan nang sa ganoon ang exercise po ng ating karapatan ay hindi rin po nakakaapak sa karapatan po ng iba," said Benavidez.

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"Ang batas po natin ngayon, ang mga employers po meron po silang tinatawag na management prerogative. Ibig po sabihin po noon, puwede po siya mag-issue ng mga company policy and rules kung papaano po gagawin ang isang trabaho, ano ang behavior ng mga manggagawa sa lugar trabaho at meron din po tayong mga proseso at mga regulasyon kung papano po didisiplinahin ang isang emplyeado na hindi po sumusunod doon po sa mga regulasyon pong iyon."

Laguesma also noted certain professions are subject to codes of ethics and licensed workers may be held to account following rules of their profession.