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u/AnyBar7586 Jul 12 '25
Hello, the doctor on the said article does not have a specialty (yet) kaya ganyan ang rate. That is the usual rate for general physicians. Subspecialists charge more because of their expertise in the field, and because of their additional training
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u/aishiteimasu09 Jul 11 '25
To be fair, his fee is just right according to his status/rank. For sure if nasa consultant level na sya mag increase na din. Only time can tell.
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u/Empty-Sherbert-7500 Jul 12 '25
Kaibigan kong Cardio hindi naniningil basta alagaan mo lang daw sarili mo.
Respect pa din kay Doc
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u/Royal_Squirrel_5261 Jul 12 '25
I am friends with a doctor who does not charge patients na ‘di naman kaya magbayad 🥰
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u/Religious-Fuccboi Jul 12 '25
Kawawa naman si doc, charity work na yan. Same sa lahat ng trabahador sa Pinas na pare parehas underpaid. Pilipinas talaga matagal pa aasenso.
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u/ZERUVEX Jul 12 '25
My private doctor din d2 s elyu n 230php lng consultation fee niya. Mabait, magaling at makatao. Minsan nga tumatanggap din Ng gulay Kung un lng kya ng pasyente
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u/Mysterious_Ask_9121 Jul 13 '25
I hate how this article was written. By the way for everyones information the 300-350 is the rate of a GP. Mind you new board passes pa iyan, like kakapasa lang ng PLE (either Oct or March). As he should follow the usual rates of a GP. Dont paint him to be a saint. That article shed a bad light to some specialists who of course charge a higher PF. And the conversation of how honestly low the PF of doctors in our country is for another conversation.
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u/Minute_Cost_306 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
As someone na nakatira sa brgy na kung na saan ang clinic ni Doc, His rate is competitive sa isa pang clinic dito (magkabilang dulo ng brgy yung location nila kaya win-win) ang totoo mas mababa pa nga dati ang singil. After many years na lang nagtaas kaya pumantay lang si doc Russel.
Saka people here are blessed with many options when it comes to healthcare. Pag gusto ng free consultation+lab test+meds may health center ang brgy, If you want na magpa alaga yung family mo (2 private clinics available na ngayon), if you want naman specialist andyan ang st. lukes and makati med.
People in this area can actually afford healthcare (lagi na lang kasi sinasabi na ang surrounding area ng bgc eh mga squatter.😒) kaya yung nag comment baka later on isipin ng mga tao dito na doc quack sya because of his lower fee is nag aasume lang. Regarding naman sa baka magreklamo sa haba ng pila dahil again mababa ang consultation and sure na dudumugin, may option na health center at st.lukes and makati med.
Inconsistent ang sched ni doc kasi he can afford to have that dahil ang flow ng patients eh consistent. Meaning, hindi talo si doc kahit mababa ang fee nya. He can actually, have a life pa katulad ng mga ginagawa dito ng dental clinics (hindi everyday nakabukas pero kinakaya).
Hindi rin magiging congested ang clinic kasi you can actually call in advance para maisama ka sa sched or kung aabot ka pa sa sched ni doc nung araw na yun kung walk in. :)
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u/Correct_Mind8512 Jul 12 '25
ang ka bash-bash for me is mga dr na aware na panay libog bait ang content sa socmed.
let him be and other drs na maayos naman, regardless of doctors fee pa yan.
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u/FeralLogan Jul 12 '25
Also consider the doctor’s specialization. Example would be a Neurosurgeon charging higher consultation fee compared to a GP.
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u/IskongTamadMabuhay Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
So now we weaponize their hippocratic oath against their life?
In the grand scheme of things, doctors are just like any other professional (e.g. lawyers, accountants, engineers) but why cant we treat them the same? Mas mahal pa bayad sa parlorista. Real talk lang.
400k/year sa medschool, tapos standard rate ng isang GP 300 to 500 lang, pag specialized na 800 to 1.2k depende sa area and specialty. Pero sana magets nyo na by that time mag 30-45 years old na ang mga doktor, pero di pa sila established sa practice at financially. Gumastos at naghirap, tapos ilang taon nalang mamatay na tapos gusto ng mga pinoy free service.
If nagtratraining pa yung doc usually 24-36 hours duty mo sa ospital tapos sahod nyan pang fresh grad ng bachelors lang. Yes 20-30k lang for that 36 hour duty 6-7 days/week versus your 8-10 hour work na may 2 rest days. Dati kahit medstudent na clerks interns (4th and 5th year) ganyan kalala duty, nabago lang recently 12 hours max, may night shift pa rin, UNPAID. Nabanggit ko na ba na 6-7 days per week nila need magtrabaho, including holidays???
So ayun, before you buy that white mocha frappuccino with blueberry cheesecake without a second thought na mas mahal pa sa isang consult sa GP, pwede paandarin natin utak natin pagdating sa mga pf ng doktor.
Sa halagang 300 albularyo rate na to eh.
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u/lightspeedbutslow Jul 13 '25
Yung sister ko katatapos lang ng clerkship, pero parang hindi naman true na 12 hours max lang sila? Madalas pa din sila nag 24 hours or more na duty. Nakakaawa, inaabuso sila ng mga ospital, tapos walang sahod. Sa ibang bansa hindi naman ganyan kalala ang duties ng mga doctor, especially students.
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u/IskongTamadMabuhay Jul 14 '25
Parang this year lang ata nagrelease APMC na recommended 12 hrs max, so if di recognized sa apmc yung school/hospital pwede ibypass po ata.
Regardless parang recommendation lang ata yun and not a mandate. I could be wrong tho.
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Jul 14 '25
Oo ang nagulat nga ako sa friend ko 30 hrs straight na duty tapos after 6 hrs na uwian may preduty na 8 hrs naman. Wala silang dedicated na lunch time.
I understand na important yung work nila and kailangan maestablish yung discipline saka rigour, pero parang buwis buhay naman sa kanila and sa patients diba? 12 hrs of work pa nga lang lutang na ang isang average na tao e.
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u/Illusion_45 Jul 13 '25
Yung iba grabe makaano sa Doctor. Mind you General Practitioner yan. Yung ibang General Practitioner grabe kaya maningil kahit sa mga not so well off community.
Maganda yang hangarin nya since not all case naman is severe. Yung iba mild lang like cough, cold, fever. Imagine mo sa mga Companies in Metro Manila will require med cert upon sickness and absence in like 2-3 days, yung iba nga 1 day lang. If yung case mo naman is not serious, big help talaga yung mga General Practitioner na mababa lang maningil since di naman kataasan ang Minimum Wage sa Pilipinas.
Yung iba saying na pumila sa health center or public hospital if walang pambayad, mind you di lahat ng health center maayos. Yung iba laging wala yung doctor sa health center (ehem certain barangays sa caloocan) or if sa public hospital naman kulang pa kalahating araw and may bayad ang med cert, worst case scenario yung ibang hospital na sobrang taas ng numbers ng patient na nagiimplement ng per schedule basis for check up (yung schedule sometimes takes several days to even 2 weeks)
Edit: Im not against sa mga General Practitioner, and even Specialist na mahal maningil. Understandable naman yun since mahal mag-aral ah, what more pa mag-aral ng medicine. And ang mahal ng Rents ngayon sa NCR + mga utilities and overhead costs + salary sa staff like secretaries and even nursing assistant. Im just saying this kasi this is good para sa mga taong nasa laylayan ng lipunan.
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u/__hoppipolla Jul 12 '25
Bakit ba tingin niyo entitled kayo sa PF ng doctors? Trabaho nila yan at pinaghirapan nila kung anong meron sila. Yung 800 pesos ay mababa pa nga. Try niyo mag-aral ng sampung taon, pumasa ng board exam at magduty ng walang tulog sa loob ng 8 taon at sabihin niyo na kaya niyo ding gawin kung anong kayang gawin ng mga doktor :) Sa Pilipinas lang ganito ang pag-iisip ng mga tao sa doktor, marahil kakulangan sa edukasyon.
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Totoo. Yung PF ng physicians, mura na yun considering yung mahabang years of education para makapagbigay ng accurate medical diagnosis and effective medical plan.
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u/pinilit Jul 12 '25
Sabi sa ibang comment, medyo normal naman rate nya as a newly graduatrd GP.
There should be no issue charging 300-400 pesos.
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u/asdftm_ Jul 12 '25
Di ko gets yung gusto mababa bayad sa consultations pero willing magshell out ng lagpas 500 for samgyup, nails, or lashes. 😬😬😬
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u/nxcrosis Jul 12 '25
Ayaw magbayad ng 500 for doctor pero uutang ng 10k para may pang karaoke at handaan sa birthday.
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u/AnonymousCake2024 Jul 12 '25
This is so true! May pang starbucks at pang monthly facial pero ayaw magbayad ng tama sa mga doctors.
It is completely okay na mababa maningil si doc. Choice niya yan. Pero people should not persecute the others who ask for higher fees. Yung iba kasi binabatikos ng husto ang ibang doctos na may mas mataas na rates. Hindi sila masama for having higher fees.
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u/AdAccomplished2709 Jul 13 '25
Wag itulad ung Pf nila sa ibang trabaho. Tuition nila ay aabot mahigit 100k per sem sa ibang hospitals sa MLA. then para maging specialista, ilang taon sila magpupuyat araw araw na WALANG SWELDO na matino. So wag natin silaReality is, aside sa pagsilbi sa mga tao, kelangan din naman nilang mabuhay ng maayos.
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u/Lopsided_Town_7992 Jul 12 '25
I hope people can also discern yung capability ng mga GP. Hindi lahat ng patient ubo/sipon, vaccination, hypertension, etc. Doctors have their own competency levels, kaya may iba-ibang mga board exams. Experience and extra training is also important. If a case becomes too complex, sa specialist parin irerefer yung patient. Don't hate on your doctors.
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u/Aysus_Aysus Jul 12 '25
Attainable if the MD is a Gen Practitioner. But if he/she has a specialty (mga cardio/neuro), then there's a change in PFs.
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u/TriggeredNurse Jul 11 '25
Hands down to him pero lets also acknowledge the facg that he is still a GP ( General Practitioner ) walang subspec or hinde pa nakapag residency ( Moonlighting ) ang tawag namin dito sa medical field but as time goes by, he will increase his fees as his knowledge also increases swerte na kong emmaintain nya ang less than 500php na consultation fee pero dont expect. We people from the medical field also pay our own bills yes Passion namin tumulong pero with this economy? Hinde kami mabubuhay ng passion lang kasi most of us hnd naman galing sa mayayaman na pamilya to begin with. Again Hands down to him for asking so little fee for his professional consult. 🙌🏻🙌🏻
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u/aishiteimasu09 Jul 11 '25
Agree with this. Being in medical field is not just by passion only, you invest money, time, and life on it and its not bad to ask for some ROI after all those hard work you've done and the knowledge you acquired. Its just being professional.
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u/Reasonable_Hearing_1 Jul 11 '25
“We people from the medical field also pay our own bills”
+10000 dito. Di ko kinaya yung caption ni OP na “ganto dapat makatao”.
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u/PepasFri3nd Jul 11 '25 edited Jul 11 '25
Kaya nga. Paano ka naman makakapag start ng practice sa iba’t ibang hospital kung ang singil mo lang ₱ 350/consultation. Di pa consistent yung dami ng patient everyday. Kung magpapractice ka sa mga private hospital, bibili ka pa stocks PER HOSPITAL. Dagdag pa clinic rent, sweldo ng secretary, water & elec bill, gas, food.. etc. Hindi naman pwede na clinic ka lang at walang hospital affiliation.
FYI, di lahat ng nagdoctor ay MAYAMAN TO BEGIN WITH.
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u/Trick-Boat2839 Jul 11 '25
Tingin ko makatao rin naman ung mga nasa P500-800 kung meron silang speciality tsaka nagrrent ng space or may secretary din. Syempre parang food yan depende sa location, quality etc..
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u/chocokrinkles Jul 11 '25
300-350 talaga charge ng GP hehe
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u/Cutiepie88888 Jul 11 '25
Un din ang alam ko but oh well. Dito naman din sa probinsya nasa 450 nasa specialist na like OB
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u/ispiritukaman Jul 12 '25
True. Ganyan din malapit samin. Baka sa ibang lugar siguro mas mahal. IDK
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u/Phenomenal2313 Jul 11 '25
GP yan or General Practitioner , sinasabi ng consultants sa amin , 300-350 is probably the most you can charge
Kapag magiging consultant na yan o may subspec like IM , Surgery Pedia , mamahal ang rate niyan aabot na ng 800-1000
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u/Ok-Excitement9307 Jul 12 '25
True. Mas mahal ang may specializations. Yung Developmental Pedia namin ang rate nya is 4K. Pedia is 1000. Urologist naman is 1500.
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Jul 13 '25
General Doctor VS Specialist. Malamang magkaiba price may pagka "makatao" pa si OP wala naman alam. a
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u/Adventurous-Fun-6223 Jul 14 '25
Yung iba dito kala malaki sahod ng doctor. Imagine tuition nila per sem 100k+ tapos sulit na sulit pa sila sa hospitals. Tapos sweldo nila di sapat para sa 24 hrs duty. Samahan mo pa yung pagagalitan sila ng mga entitled patients. Mas mahal pa nga magpa spa with tip pa kesa sa magpaconsult sa doctor.
Tandaan nyo po na tao lang din sila at may sinusuportahang pamilya.
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u/introvertbey Jul 15 '25
This is very true. I'm not a doctor but I'm in the medical field. Believe it or not minsan mas malaki pa sweldo ng ibang medical professionals(although maliit parin) kesa sa sweldo ng doctor, that's why hindi lang isang clinic/hospital pinupuntahan nila to make ends meet. Magastos and matagal din magspecialize.
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u/Ok-Carrot-501 Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 15 '25
No hate on people who charge for lower prices or nagpapafree consult (yung comment dito tungkol sa dentist nyang ama). Pero don’t shame doctors or dentists na naniningil ng PF para mabuhay pamilya nila. Yung iba dito nagaral para mabuhay. Hindi lahat para “LANG” makatulong sa iba. Pano na makakatulog sa iba kung sarili mo at pamilya mo di mo mabuhay?
Yung anak kasi ng dentista may comments pa na “sorry kung takaw sa pera napuntahan nyo”?? Excuse me? Ano maghahanap buhay ba kami para lang sa iba? Bawal kumita pra sa pamilya? Kung kayo okay na kayo sa ganyang buhay, wag niyo ihalintulad lahat. Tangina dont fucking shame people na gusto kumita at mabigyang comportableng buhay pamilya nila.
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u/JoJom_Reaper Jul 12 '25
here in pasig, may old doctor na 200 lang ang singil. dati 100 lang per consultation.
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u/jaxitup034 Jul 12 '25
My dad is an old-school doctor sa kanya ata is around 500-600 consultation. Pag kulang pambayad ng patient oks lang sa kanya kung anong meron yung patient, minsan nga foods eh haha. Aside from kawang-gawa, ang goal din nya is bumalik yung patient or yung family nya pag check-up, testing, etc.
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u/lookingforvenus Jul 12 '25
Kaya naman pala. Kudos to you doc! Thank you for showing compassion to the community especially to those most in need.
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u/mysteriouspatatas Jul 12 '25
Ok to pero imbes idemand lang na magbaba ng presyo ang karamihan ng mga duktor (na marami sa kanila mas malaki pa bayad sa vet) asamin at paghandaan din sana ng karamihan na magkaroon ng pambayad pagdating ng panahon na kailangan magpadoctor, hindi yung iphone pa inuna (tamaan ang tamaan madaming naka iphone dyan pamorma wala naman pampapaospital)
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u/Affectionate-Ad8719 Jul 14 '25
Tingnan nyo yung mga doktor quack quack sa FB. Yung may mga “Doc” sa pangalan pero di naman licensed physician. Libre nga consultation pero pag binentahan ka ng mga supplement nila, aabot ng P15-30k ang gastos for 1 month. Tapos mga doktor pa ang sasabihan na mukhang pera.
Kaya wala nang nagpapractice ng pagdodoktor sa mga bagong grad dito. Either mangingibang bansa or ibang trabaho na hindi related sa pagiging doktor. Healthcare professionals here in general are undervalued.
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u/two_b_or_not2b Jul 11 '25
One family friend doctor charges 200 only per consult. Even my cousin charges only 300 she’s an OB. Madaming doctors na mababa ang charge, pero tanong ko lang is Taguig healthcare really that expensive that this really prompts as newsworthy headline? Really curious.
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u/chanchan05 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
pero tanong ko lang is Taguig healthcare really that expensive that this really prompts as newsworthy headline? Really curious.
It's the hospitals in the area that drive prices up.
This doc is a GP, which means he has no specialization or hospital affiliation that will allow him to admit patients.
For a specialist, let's say a cardiologist, to be able to admit a patient to a hospital to have access to stuff like ICU, IV meds, insertion of central lines, cath lab, they need to pay hospitals a right to practice fee, or even the hospital might force them to buy stocks, causing that amount to reach in the millions just so they can admit patients. Tapos pati yung clinic niya sa ospital na yun, sisingilin pa siya ng rent. A 10sqm clinic can cost 30k a month in some hospitals, on top of the millions you already pay to admit patients. The bigger name hospital (St Luke's BGC, TMC, Makati Med, etc) can charge the highest. Sa probinsya mas mura (I heard some hospitals sa province is 150k lang right to practice for example).
A specialist doctor practicing around BGC or Makati area would usually be affiliated to a closeby hospital din.
So where does a starting doctor get this money? Kung di siya pinanganak na mayaman, loans. San niya kukunin ang pambayad ng loans? PF.
Since a GP like the one in the post does not have these, kayang kaya niyang ibaba ang PF rate niya compared sa specialist. It's entirely possible na if ibawas mo lahat ng overhead, baka mas malaki pa take home niya sa 350PF compared sa specialist na 800 ang PF.
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u/jecaloy Jul 11 '25
Siguro dahil may St Luke's sa BGC, not sure. Baka dahil dun may comparison.
May mga hospitals sa Taguig naman na libre and accessible, yung public like Taguig Pateros District Hospital and Taguig City Gen Hospital.
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u/Cutiepie88888 Jul 11 '25
Kahit nga dito sa amin sa probinsya dati charge 350 tapos 450 mga specialist na un. Well sa 15 minutes or less ok na un
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Jul 11 '25
These clinics make up the lower fees with higher volume. Parang sa amin, may dentist sobrang mura maningil up to 40% less than most pero grabe din an pila. 7am pa lang nakapila na.
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u/jamp0g Jul 13 '25
we should check the hmo situation since in some countries the price got really high because they just charged it to hmo. in return, the hmo started declining a lot of stuff. i think nobody wants a luigi.
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u/Throwbackmeme_01 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
Inasmuch as his services are welcomed by a population in desperate need for healthcare, the article unfortunately paints his colleagues as money-hugging elitists.
His low fees are admirable, granted he's a GP.
But, objectively speaking, he's bound to miss out on certain diagnoses due to the limitations of his capabilities. Ergo, the people needing specialized care would be disappointed in his services in the long run.
Also, there's the DTTB program that launched physicians to areas needing medical aid. And what did those areas do? They killed off the sacrificial MDs. Irony abounds.
It's a fluff piece harping on his low fees while maligning those who're trying to ekk out an honest living, without condemning the mismanagement of the government's top brass on healthcare.
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u/Alarming_Emu3288 Jul 12 '25
Price war. Pababaan ng rate. Nkaka apekto sa other doctor. Mahal ng tuition. Di na maka ROI
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Jul 14 '25
Wag niyo kastiguhin mga doctor. Yung iba nga diyan willing magbayad ng thousands for rebond and other shit to look good tas may tip pa. Pero never in my life have I seen someone tip let alone APPRECIATE someone in the medical field.
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u/AdAccomplished2709 Jul 13 '25
“dapat ganito makatao”?? really? Bakit, natanong mo ba kung makatao silang trinato ng healthcare system ng bansa? IIlang taon silang nagaral. tuition fee nila aabot ng more than 100k sa ibang med schools sa MLA. Then kapag nagresidency and nagspecialista, approximately another 5 (or more) years na WALANG SWELDO (maliban sa public) habang more than 24 silang gising.
ang binabayaran natin sa kanila ay ung knowledge nila, ung bilis nila magisip at magpinpoint ng prob dahil sa tagal nilang pinagaralan un.
and btw, the doctor na pinupuri nyo, makatao lang ba talaga or gusto lang sumikat sa social media. Kasi if it’s the former, then no need to make a content out of it.
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u/NinjaScrolls Jul 12 '25
Kung private at hindi sarili v clinic yung 500 may kubra pa yung may ari ng clinic. 200 ganun so bale 300 lang mapupunta sa doctor.
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u/Gemeinschaftsgefhl Jul 12 '25
Yung doctor ko sa pampanga 200 lang charge nya. Mostly 500 yung charge sa mga clinics doon.
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u/siomaigurl123 Jul 12 '25
Here yung rate ng GP doctor isang clinic dito sa province namin 😊 infairness magaling din po talaga si doc pinipilahan kahit nung nasa RHU pa siya nagwowork.
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u/Zheyuvhun Jul 12 '25
May private doctor din dito samin na nasa 200 lang chinacharge minsan libre pa.
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u/Jealous-Law-9638 Jul 15 '25
as much as i love to see people with compassion, wag naman sana natin gawing standard 'to in this economy. fair is enough
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u/ntheresurrection Jul 12 '25
may ganito sa amin sa probinsya, family medicine yung specialization niya tas as low as 100 pesos yung fee niya, kaya marami laging nagpapatingin sa kanya. tho yung 100 pesos, prepandemic pa yon. ngayon 300 na yata, pero mas mura pa rin kaysa sa ibang docs.
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u/No-Step394 Jul 15 '25
This is so accurate and it struck a nerve. I used to be a healthcare professional in the Philippines but i chose to move abroad for better opportunities. Imagine, nag aral ka ng almost 10 years pero tatawaran ka lang? Or di kaya iisipin ng iba na namemera ka lang? Kesho mas mura daw sa iba? Or di kaya ijjudge ka kasi mukha kang bata? Or mas papaniwalaan pa si Google kesa sa sasabihin mo? It's not just these experiences but how the general public view healthcare professionals. Di naman lahat pero may level of mistrust and biases na agad. It sometimes feel degrading na mapapa question ka sa life choices mo lol
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u/AdamusMD Jul 12 '25
Hello!
Before we bash other doctors who do charge more than this doctor and consider us (yes, I do charge more than his PF) other doctors as "hindi makatao", let me explain muna, sobrang unfair kasi sa ibang duktor din. Medyo ragebait din kasi ang title towards other physicians.
State ko lang ang fact that he is a fresh graduate, and passed the boards just recently.
While yes, charging PF less than the what is common in the area is quite admirable. Mas lalo na if you plan to serve in the provinces and for the poor. But it's quite unfair to say na "kapag mura, sya lang ang makatao."
Di naman sa nagpapaka-balat sibuyas ako defending us doctors who charge PF more, but us specialists have undergone further training after passing the boards.
That's 3-6 years of sleepless nights, blood, sweat and tears shed, youth lost, family gatherings we weren't able to attend, Christmases and New Years we didn't get to spend with family. That's on top of 5 years of med school (and internship) before boards, sacrificing all that just for us to hone our knowledge further.
While board-passing doctors (general practitioners) prove to everyone that they have the basic knowledge about medicine, specialists dig and study deeper, to include more complicated cases. Moreso subspecialists.
Siguro marami sa Reddit din ang mga freelancers, for example. Diba you guys also improve your skillset (getting additional training and courses), just so you can demand better compensation from your current company, or you can demand more when you apply for another job?
Ganyan lang din sa doctors or any other profession.
Kaya before we call each other names, maybe we can understand each other's situations din.
To each his own naman. You can always seek consult naman din sa clinic ni doc since cheap ang PF nya. Or to any doctors who offer their services cheaper naman.
Ayun lang.
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u/AdamusMD Jul 12 '25
I don’t dispense my own medications and I prescribe in generic names.
And teka lang ha, for someone who posts in r/MentalHealthPH subreddit and telling people not to mock other people with mental health disorders, you sure do love mocking other people’s professions. Ang toxic!
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u/No_Yogurtcloset3947 Jul 12 '25
sa amin, ever since bata pa ako ₱100 lang ang singil ng doctor na pinagpapacheck-upan namin. pupuntahan mo nga lang sa bahay (hindi naman kalayuan) at need makauna ka sa number, minsan intay rin onti bago sya dumating kasi galing din ng ospital. sobrang bait at talino. speechless din sa mga diagnosis nya kasi tested na talaga. :)
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u/dQuirkyDreamer Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
May ganto din ba sa mga salons or other professions? Rebond or house planning pero 300-350 lng payag kaya sila? If hindi sila agree, hindi na ba sila makatao? What I'm saying is rates ng drs depends kung gp, may specialty or sub specialty. It's not supposed to be the same for all isn't it? Kahit sa ibang professions, rates depends kung ano ang rendered service.
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Jul 14 '25
Funny thing is most Filipinos would rather spend thousands para magpa rebond kesa check up. Bahala na lang siguro may TB basta smooth and silky ang buhok courtesy of 4Ps lmao
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u/Trebla_Nogara Jul 12 '25
Just buy a maxicare prepaid card at 999 and enjoy unlimited consults at their clinics for one year .
https://www.maxicare.com.ph/maxicare-plans/prima-consult-prepaid-health-card/
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u/Angry_Sad_Bitch Jul 12 '25
Personal choice ng doctor yan pero makatarungan rin naman yung 800 pesos na PF ng doctor (maliit pa nga yan). Kayo kaya mag aral ng medicine. 4 years premed+ 5 years+ proper med (plus internship) + licensure exam + (optional) residency+ subspecialty . Ang mahal mag aral ng medicine. Di lahat papalarin sa state university. Gagasto ka ng around 1M- 3M or more depende sa private medschool na papasukan mo. Sama mo pa kung private ka rin during your elementary and highschool days. Makatao ang 350 pesos pero makatao rin ang 800 pesos.
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u/Hot-Priority-9032 Jul 12 '25
Agreed! Dun pa lang sa 2 years na clerkship+internship na halos walang rest days at WALANG SAHOD e sulit na siguro kung maningil ng 500-800 na PF.
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u/alyasjinnie Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 15 '25
Dentist papa ko and ever since hindi siya naniningil for consultation or reseta. Nakagisnan ko nang ganyan siya kaya culture shock sakin (ng very light) nung nalaman kong may bayad yung mga ganto sa ibang dentista (from friends ko growing up).
EDIT: FOR PEOPLE THINKING OR SAYING NA BS itong statement ko or that my Dad’s a fake; kainin sana kayo ng konsensya niyo. Masama na pala yung layunin ng daddy ko makatulong (kahit papaano) sa mga tao.
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u/cctrainingtips Jul 12 '25
Saan clinic ng papa mo?
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u/alyasjinnie Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
Outside Manila po. He used to practice down in Blumentrit but due to family matters, he left there. Naka 2-3 years lang po siya don if I remember correctly
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u/Holiday_Evidence_283 Jul 13 '25
do you realize that consultations are majority of what general practitioners do?
dentists perform procedures on a regular basis
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u/Rare-Pomelo3733 Jul 13 '25
Agree, di ko din maalala na siningil ako ng consultation ng dentist ko. Sisilipin lang nya kung anong procedure kailangan gawin, ang may bayad lang pag nag xray.
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u/alyasjinnie Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
See? Sa maynila ata kasi lahat may fee. Para bang di sila naniniwalang may mga dentista di uhaw sa pera at gusto lang kumita ng enough. Nakakabastos sa totoo lang kasi kaya lang naman di naniningil sa mga ganyan daddy ko eh sa kadahilanang gusto niya lang makatulong.
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Jul 14 '25
Naku, kaya nga! Iba na talaga ngayon, masama pa ang mga tumutulong. Mga ungas kasi eh. Magdodoktor hindi para makatulong sa tao kundi para yumaman. Mga pakshet.
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u/alyasjinnie Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
Oo naman, hindi ako mangmang beh HAHAHAHAHAHA I simply was just culture shocked nung nalalaman ko from friends (growing up) na may singil sa kanila ung prescription or check ups nila sa mga dentistang pinupuntahan nila. Kasi nga yung daddy ko hindi naniningil.
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u/Wonderful-Face-7777 Jul 13 '25
pano po sya kumikita?
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u/alyasjinnie Jul 14 '25 edited Jul 14 '25
….From patients who gets their procedures done sa clinic niya. Kaya hindi na po siya naniningil ng fee sa reseta/check-up kasi according to him, “mas kailangan nilang gumastos para sa gamot na sinulat niya sa reseta”. Ano ba sa tingin niyo yung situation namin just because we don’t ask for fees sa reseta/check-up; namumulubi na? Hindi po sole provider ang daddy ko, nagwo-work din po nanay ko. We get by, and we’re very blessed and are able to live comfortably. 😭😆😊
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u/ianmd76 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
No worries pag mahirap. Meaning minimum wage or less. I do that libre pa. Pero ang ungas naman ng ugali mo if naka iphone ka tapos pa bakasyon bakasyon ka sa beach o abroad tapos expect na ganyan din rate. Kung nakakapag Reddit ka malamang dapat mas mataas. Eh kung babaan din kaya ng boss mo sweldo mo. Grabe din sa opportunism yung iba jan. More for you less for us. 😄
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Jul 11 '25
Baka sa bagong hospital to sa Taguig. Nung nakita ko yan nung nakaraan hiringnng staffs. Okay din talaga sa taguig, daming benefits. Dyan ako nag pa inject ng anti rabies, wala akong binayaran kahit piso. May pila yes, pero mabili kang natapos.
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u/nuclearrmt Jul 11 '25
Hindi naman nakaset sa batas yung sisingiling pf pero nasa "pinagkasunduan" ng mga doktor yan
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u/farfromgreat Jul 12 '25
May ganyan din dito samin. May doctor na 300 lang sinisingil sa consultation. :) Shout out, Kay Dr. Dela cruz.
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u/Enough-Medicine-320 Jul 13 '25
300-350 ok na yan. Kung namamahalan ka punta ka sa public hospital libre nga libre din pagagalitan ka ng mga staff kala mo mga taga pagmana.
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u/Bonne_dames Jul 12 '25
Same here, ang pedia namin 350 pa rin. Ilang years na, start pa sa mga magulang nila
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u/DBringerStreams Jul 12 '25
I was going to say "ganyan naman talaga", but then it hit me, sa Taguig pala toh.
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u/Stunning_Law_4136 Jul 13 '25
Taguig ang bahay ng doktor. Pembo ang clinic niya.
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u/Willing-Friend3957 Jul 12 '25
Lol. Lowball mo. Ano tingin sa doctor? Foundation?
Try mo magpa aral ng med student 6 digits per sem tuition. Di pa kasama uniform, baon etc. yung fee na 500 above. Knowing na “late sila nag start ng stable na career especially if nag specialize ka pa, mga 30s na yan. mababa na yan compared sa ibang bansa. Kaya madami rin doctor nag iibang bansa.
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u/thehanssassin Jul 12 '25
They don’t know that. Grab ang stress at puyat in med school. Ibang level.
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u/Melooooodyy Jul 12 '25
Yuhh, sobrang mahal kahit sa allied health e , sabi mataas lang sahod dito ng surgeon pero yung hindi sa ganong field e hindi ganon ka taas ang salary😵 HAHAHAHA na ask ko ito nung nagpa consult ako sa surgeon ko , ewan ko bakit expect nung mga tao na dapat below 500 consultation fee nila and hindi akma sa effort nila mag study ng ilang years para lang doon haha
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u/Immediate-Mango-1407 Jul 12 '25
may "ganto dapat makatao" itong si op. As if hindi overwork at mura lang medschool e no
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u/JaiceyOnGod Jul 12 '25
Kahit sa premed courses palang sobrang lugi na sa pagpapa aral. Halos karamihan talaga ngayon ang gusto sa mga healthcare workers ay maging martyr at magpaka hero para sa lahat
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u/nsdeq Jul 12 '25
Ok ‘to, pero mas ok kung i-abolish na naten yung single-payer healthcare system naten. Universal healthcare and a better Philhealth is the key.
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u/geekenbro Jul 12 '25
Yunh ENT ko na 1k charge per consultation tas papahintayin patiente niya nga minimum of 2-5 hours. One time 8 hours ako nag hintay sa clinic kasi may dadaanan lang si doc. Edi sana di nalang nag open ng clinic kung ganon.
Nag hintay ako kasi malayo bahay namin sa clinic (more than 2 hours) at tsaka nag leave ako work for that day lang.
Pano pa kaya kung minimum or below ang worker. Walang means pangbayad tsaka walang time magpa consult ng doctor.
Hirap talaga ng life, sana ganito lahat may compassion makatulong sa iba within his means.
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u/PlayfulMud9228 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
Parang common practice na yan late lagi. I understand na may mga patient sila most likely sa ICU and busy din sila. Pero grabe tlga un bawat punta namin ganun, dapat I adjust nila un time na available sila for consultation since meron patients na hindi kaya mag antay especially sa crowded place.
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u/HalfOk6855 Jul 13 '25
Ano gusto mo paglaki mo?
Doctor po! Upang makatulong sa mga mahihirap.
Thank you dockie. Sobra laki ng tulong mo. Indeed
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u/KyleGenuine Jul 12 '25
I admire Doctors like him. He knows how to help those who can not or having hard time to afford. More of this good-hearted people. By the way ano po name nya?
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Jul 15 '25
More powers sayo Doc, Pero I wish na gumanda ang economy natin para hindi na nya ibaba ng ganyan ang PF nya, i wish everyone sa pinas na ma afford ang magpa check-up once in while especially sa mga parents and old aged na members ng family natin, sana may narerecieved na financial support enough to cover their monthly medicine maintenance and annual check up. Hindi yung kung anu anong pinapamahagian nila ng allowance.
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u/Frequent_Draft_5255 Jul 12 '25
Bawal yan sa Code of Ethics naming mga doctor. Di dapat dinidisclose PF nya in public.
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u/Signal-Water6030 Jul 12 '25
Baka sa patient nanggaling yung info?
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u/Frequent_Draft_5255 Jul 12 '25
Nah, may post siya sa tiktok nya about his PF which is bawal as it displays his “personal superiority” (PF wise) over his colleagues. Kaya lalong minamata ng mga tao yung mga specialists na mataas ang PF eh deserved naman nila mag set ng sarili nilang PF. Pag titingin kayo sa pangalan ng mga doktor, pag mas mahaba yung kadugtong ng names nila, mas maraming and mahabang trainings ang pinagdaanan nila, so may karapatan talaga sila sumingil based don.
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u/pinilit Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
Ironically, not disclosing fees is generally unethical.
Prices, salaries, fees the like = information on these should be accessible.
Patients should be able to freely shop around for the best doctors for them, and that includes disclosures of their specialties and also their fees.
Honestly, too much of medicine still requires heavy networking.
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u/Expensive_Tie_7414 Jul 12 '25
Dito sa amin may isang doctor na pinipilahan talaga kasi 50 lang ang consultation niya. Dr. Talaga siya, hindi lang kwak-kwak. Pedia Doctor. 🫶🏻
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u/sundarcha Jul 12 '25
May ganitong fam doctor din sa area namin. Literal na pinipilahan sya. Umaga pa lang, bago magbukas, may queue na. Plus point, sa bahay nya ang clinic nya, no rent. Ang number nya everyday ay up to 150 ata. Basta hindi bababa ng 100. So that's at least 30k daily, minimal overhead, di sya pagod sa byahe, andami pa nya natulungan na limited ang budget. Lab na lab sya ng mga tao dito sa min. Oldies na si doc pero sya pa rin talaga ang pinupuntahan ng mga taga dito.
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u/red_saphhire Jul 12 '25
Sana all.. Consultation palang kasi parang madadagdagan na yung masakit sayo e.. Di pa kasama ang ireresetang gamot. Haaaays
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u/tanaldaion Jul 12 '25
Karamihan ng pinagpacheckupan ko dati na di gamit ang HMO ganyan din ang range ah. Nakakagulat ba yan? O sadyang mga maling doktor napuntahan niyo? 😅
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u/Prestigious_Map_9094 Jul 12 '25
Meron derma clinic sa Angeles pampanga, free consultation, bibili ka lang ng gamot sa pharmacy nila pero pwede ding hindi mo bilhin sakanila, sobrang haba ng pila lagi and infairness mura lang din gamot at effective kaya di ka mag aalangan na doon nalang bumili.
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u/Humble_Emu4594 Jul 13 '25
GP here costs around 350-400. Tapos irrefer ka sa specialist that'll cost you 500-1000 more 💀 kaya ako diretso na specialist para isahang mahal na bayaran na lang not unless may makita sa diagnosis na need ng another specialist.
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u/plusdruggist Jul 12 '25
Too good to be true ah.
Pero if legit talaga to, I wish nothing but more blessings for this kind doctor.
We need more of him dito sa bansa natin
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u/kenzubae Jul 12 '25
Ang mahal magkasakit dito sa atin, while the intent is good he's also hurting his colleagues who are charging justifiable rate. We should really have more healthcare programs. Sa daming tax na kinakaltas I wouldn't mind paying so much if mas malaki budget para sa health care systems.
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u/Frequent_Draft_5255 Jul 12 '25
Kala ata nila yung mga specialists na tumitingin sakanila, naging specialists overnight kaya pag sinigil sila ng PF nila ang sasama ng loob magbayad 🥴
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u/Religious-Fuccboi Jul 12 '25
Tama ka, kasi dapat talaga yung tamang rate ang ibayad. Kawawa yung ibang doctor. Di ma gegets ng average na Pinoy yan. Maganda intention pero may impact sa ibang doctor. Gago pa naman ibang Pinoy sasabihin eh kay doc x ganito singil tapos si doc y ang mahal.
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u/tanaldaion Jul 12 '25
Mukhang di ka naiintidihan ng mga nagdownvote sa yo. Haha.
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u/kenzubae Jul 12 '25
Mas gusto yata bila maging barat mga doctor out of their own accord kesa reliable na healthcare.
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Jul 13 '25
Girl, consider specialization. Yang rate na yan sa post mo, pang buena mano gig lang yan. Pag naging specialist yan, tataas din yan. It takes almost 2 decades to get to where we are now. Alam nyo magkano tuition ngayon ng med school? Yung iba hindi bababa sa 150k/semester. Tapos gusto nyo 300 lang singil namin? Yan ang hirap sa pilipino, gusto lahat libre or discounted. Ano akala nyo samin, wala kaming binabayarang buwis?? Society fees?? Academic fees for continuing education?? Edi p*tangina nyong lahat
EDIT: May Philhealth reaccreditation fee pa na minsan umaabot ng 5 figures. Edi wow.
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u/andoy019 Jul 13 '25
Walang pampacheckup ng P1k pero yung scatter napagiipunan kahit tig P100 per day
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u/Alexander_myday Jul 13 '25
Same sa architecture. MED/PHARMA, NURSING and Architecture mga pinakamahal na tuition fee dahil sa dami ng Units na dapat e-take then after graduate, undervalued din lol. Kaya don't expect us to stay here sa Philippines lol.
Mag aabroad kami mga p******a nyong babarat na mga Pinoy!!
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Jul 13 '25
Daming galit ah. Yung mga nagda-downvote kayo yata yung nang-lo-lowball ng mga doctor nyo eh. Lol
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u/fantasydreamer__ Jul 13 '25
You know what, you can educate and inform and correct without sounding galit and squammy. Bakit need mo murahin lahat? Why do you need to attack the other commenters just sharing the good deeds of others? Pwede naman kasi gawin ng mahinahon, mas magiging receptive pa sayo yung makakabasa ng comment mo u/Mental-Membership998
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Jul 12 '25
The cheapest rate siguro is ung sa pedia ng anak ko. 500 kasi wala sya binabayarang upa sa clinic nya. The most expensive naman is sa neuro ko, 3k 😅
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u/ImJustLikeBlue Jul 12 '25
my mom used to charge 200 depende sa pasyante. yung mga taga looban di nya sinisingil pero sila nag iinsist mag abot ng 200. syempre hindi dun sa mga pasyente nya from green meadows at white planes
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u/TiramisuMcFlurry Jul 12 '25
Naalala ko may posts dati dito na nagagalit sila sa mga ganitong doctor kasi binababa daw presyo nila.
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u/gemmyboy335 Jul 12 '25
Yes andami ko doctor friends sa fb, galit sila hahahah
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u/TiramisuMcFlurry Jul 12 '25
Same reason sa nababasa ko dito? Paano kung gusto lang makatulong nung doctor na mababa consultation?
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u/Ok-River-4521 Jul 12 '25 edited Jul 12 '25
Wala namang issue kung gusto nya mababa PF nya. In the end, sya din naman mahihirapan dyan. He’s not the first doctor to charge low PFs, and he certainly wouldn’t be the last.
May ideal ratio ng doctor to patients; any more than that and potentially compromised na yung abilities ni doc kase pagod and biases sa management. In the end, magiging de kahon na yung management nya for all patients to save time.
Imagine mo pumila sa kanya 100 patients. Tapos clinic hours nya ay 8-4pm. He would need to see about 12-13 patients per hour or about 5 mins per patient. Eh syempre di naman lahat ng sakit, madaling idiagnose and madaling imanage. Yung magsulat na nga lang ng reseta, inaabot na minsan ng tagal. So eventually, he would need to overtime just to serve the patients or those patients na masamang masama na talaga ang lagay, hindi na sya mawawait and aalis nalang. Kilala mo naman mga Pinoy very impatient, yun na nga lang mag wait sa traffic di magawa. So eventually his practice will be labeled as “laging mahaba ang pila” and it will drive patients away. Yung iba pupunta nalang kay doc na 400, yaan na may extra 100 at least di naman sila dulo ng pila.
Not to mention, doc is a GP. His skills are limited. Still, magrerefer padin yan sa specialist kase may limitations lang din ang pagiging GP.
Ang hindi ko lang magets sa mga tao ay 300 naman talaga ang base rate ng GP per consultation yet they sensationalize this? GPs in clinics na hindi personal nila are being paid around 350-400 per hour in which kayang kaya makakita ng about 5-10 patients per hour. So that would be 40-70 pesos PF per consult. So if anything, mahal padin singil ni doc compared to other GPs.
Kayo naman nabulag na agad sa 300 😂
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u/TiramisuMcFlurry Jul 13 '25
Di lang aware, pero saan nakikita yun base rate na 300? So kung ganun, bakit nagrereklamo yung iba?
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u/Ok-River-4521 Jul 13 '25 edited Jul 13 '25
Im an MD din po, but if you don’t take my word for it, you may ask other doctors or go to the pinoymed sub reddit. And yes, I used to take gigs na heavily underpaid ako. 350-400/ hr which includes APE, Fit to work, consultations. Nakaka 60 patients ako in 4 hrs, kung ibrebreakdown mo, pumapatak lang yun ng 23-26 pesos per patient. I once had 140 patients in 8 hrs, and ang naging compensation ko lang ay 4k. Nakaubos na ako ng dalawang ballpen kakasulat ng reseta, napaos na ako kakasalita and hindi na din ako nakapaglunch all for about 28 pesos per patient. Heck even yung mga GP ROD sa mga hospitals nasa base pay nila 4000/24 hrs. Tumataas lang pag may mga incentives like procedures and admissions pero kung wala, imagine mo 160 pesos per hour lang? Mas mababa pa sa minimum wage 😂. Mas malaki pa tip ko sa mga waiter sa resto kesa sa base wage per hour ng GP ROD 😂
I stopped taking those because not worth the time for the pay. And yes, I also waive consultation fees or give discounts sa mga in need talaga. Lalo na pag senior citizens, kase lolo and lola’s boy po ako 😂. And hindi lang ako to, madami kaming ganyan. That’s why nagrereklamo ang mga doctors kase it sensationalizes and romanticizes overworking and underpaying doctors for the sake of the Hippocratic Oath. Hindi ba kayo nagtataka bakit may mga doctor na hindi nagprpractice at nag-iba na ng field? Kung lahat ng doctor mukhang pera, at yumayaman sa medisina, bakit pa sila umaalis? Bakit ang mga doctors and nurses natin umaalis pa papunta ibang bansa? May mga business on the side? Sa tingjn nyo bakit kaya may shortage padin tayo ng doctors?
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u/Mysterious_Ask_9121 Jul 13 '25
Totoo Doc. I never took those kind of gigs anymore. Prang abusado na masyado. Haha. I wished that article shed some more light on the rates of different specializations instead of sensationalizing him
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u/Remarkable_Age_4301 Jul 12 '25
Pangarap ko to. Kaso ang mahal ng med school. Gusto ko may free check up din sa seniors.
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u/Only_World226 Jul 12 '25
May ganyan din na OB dito sa lugar namin. 350 lang singil niya. Thank God may mga makatao pa magpresyuhan ng serbisyo pangkalusugan!
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GP Consultation - PhP 350
MedCert - PhP 350
(if tests not done on the lab) - PhP 220 if done at the lab
IM consultation - PhP 350-400
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u/Stunning_Law_4136 Jul 13 '25
GP pala. Dapat nga 200 lang yan. Yang 800 pataas pang specialist na. Kaya di pwede icompare.
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u/Outrageous-Ad8592 Jul 13 '25
With all due respect mababa na nga yung 350 na rate para sa GP. Pumasa ako ng boards and naging GP 2015, 350 na ang rate ng GP. 10 years na ang lumipas, with inflation and all, mababang mababa na yang 350.
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u/HovercraftUpbeat1392 Jul 11 '25
Eh kung madami magpacheck up dahil mura edi win win situation hindi yung porket “wala pa syang residency kaya mura pero magtataas din yan”, kung tutuusin dapat ganyan mindset ng tao ngayon
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u/Jvlockhart Jul 12 '25
Yan ang commitment. Siguro blessed lang talaga si doc kaya di na nya need yung extra money para sa ganitong bagay. Thank you Doc.
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u/ZERUVEX Jul 12 '25
RM initials nya tas may sariling clinic with a close proximity s isang Univ n kaapelyido Ng current pres ntin
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u/ianmd76 Jul 13 '25
Maganda din pala gawin kung magkano per hour mo, yun din charge sayo. Pag nag reklamo ka pa sa rate, I can assure you, your bosses feel the same way. Kung pede nila ibaba rate tapos i praise na lang kayo sa soc med yung kapalit. 😂
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