Mon Tulfo apologizes for outburst but never to doc in video

Television commentator Ramon Tulfo has apologized to patients at the Philippine General Hospital for his recent outburst at its emergency room when a doctor told him to stop taking video while staff attended to a child his car had hit in Navotas.

In a Facebook post, Tulfo said he would never apologize to the doctor whom he said refused to treat the child as he and his staff looked on.

"I apologize to the patients at the PGH emergency room who were stunned by my outburst. Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa inyo," Tulfo said.

"But I will never apologize to the doctor at the triage section who refused to look over the child patient I brought with me," he added.

The issue stemmed from the columnist's claim that a doctor at PGH refused to treat a child, whom he had rushed to the hospital after she was bumped by his car.

Tulfo even asked the public to review the controversial video in order to witness the reaction of the triage doctor.

"Please review the video. Nakita ba ninyo 'yung reaksiyon sa mukha ng doktor? I didn’t see any shred of compassion or empathy on his face. Wala siyang ipinakita na pagkabahala sa pasyente," Tulfo said.

"Kung sinabi lang niya sana na, 'sandali lang at tatapusin ko ang ginagawa ko' eh di sana ako umangal," he added.

"Ang ipinairal niya ay 'yung PGH policy na walang video. The PGH is a public hospital, mind you. Kung wala silang tinatago, bakit ayaw nilang magpa-video?" Tulfo said.

On Sunday, the PGH asked Tulfo to apologize for his "disruptions" and "abusive" language, adding that the video uploaded in social media must be taken down.

"In the light of all the facts a public apology from Mr. Tulfo is warranted and a commitment to take down ASAP the video taken at PGH as well as all objectionable related posts," the PGH said.

The hospital noted that Tulfo's actions and "abusive language" supposedly compromised the performance of the emergency room services of the hospital and the efficiency of the medical personnel.