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September 27, 2014  Hawaii Filipino Chronicle  1 sepTember 27, 2014 Hawaii FiLipino cHronicLe 1 ♦ SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 ♦ Photo courtesy of UH JABSOM CANDID PERSPECTIVES PHILIPPINE NEWS LEGAL NOTES For obama, Lucio Tan Group wHen FaLse iT’s bombs away buT reTakes paL’s ciTizensHip cLaim ‘no’ To immiGranTs HeLm may be excused PRESORTED HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE STANDARD 94-356 WAIPAHU DEPOT RD., 2ND FLR. U.S. POSTAGE WAIPAHU, HI 96797 PAID HONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 9661 2 Hawaii FiLipino cHronicLe sepTember 27, 2014 EDITORIALS FROM THE PUBLISHER Publisher & Executive Editor loha and welcome to another Charlie Y. Sonido, M.D. issue of the Hawaii Filipino Primary Care Doctors in Publisher & Managing Editor Chronicle! Metro-Manila and Chona A. Montesines-Sonido neighboring provinces were High Demand Associate Editors recently flooded by heavy awaii is about 300 doctors short in the area of A Dennis Galolo rains. Rising water levels Edwin Quinabo primary care—family practitioners, internists forced tens of thousands of people in low- and pediatricians. These are the doctors who Contributing Editor lying areas to flee their homes and Belinda Aquino, Ph.D. offer treatment and screenings that save lives brought the nation’s capital to a grinding halt. Thankfully, and prevent hospitalization and expensive trips Creative Designer H loss of life was minimal. Our thoughts and prayers go out Junggoi Peralta to the ER. The situation is expected to only to those affected. worsen as fewer medical school students who find them- Photography Our cover story for this issue delves into the acute short- Tim Llena selves burdened by heavy educational debt are continuing to age of doctors in Hawaii and across the nation. This short- Administrative Assistant choose more lucrative specialties and existing primary care Shalimar Pagulayan age is also affecting the Filipino community, which doctors are finding themselves underpaid and overworked. currently does not have a Filipino ophthalmologist or urol- Columnists A new tactic that could make primary care more attrac- Carlota Hufana Ader ogist. Kudos to the Philippine Medical Association (PMAH) tive is switching from a doctor-sees-all-patients practice to Emil Guillermo for taking proactive steps to meet the demand by recruiting a more efficient “medical team approach” that could lighten Ruth Elynia Mabanglo, Ph.D. associates who have been trained in the Philippines. The Ron Menor the workload and still provide excellent care. Under this ap- J.P. Orias fact that doctors from the Philippines are not only well- proach, patients with routine ailments are treated by trained Pacita Saludes trained but have a good command of English make them at- Reuben S. Seguritan, Esq. specialists such as nurse practitioners and physician assis- tractive candidates to help fill the ranks of local physicians. Charlie Sonido, M.D. tants, which frees up doctors to spend more time with pa- Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. Please turn to page 4 to read more about what the University tients who have more serious conditions. Felino S. Tubera of Hawaii’s medical school is doing to recruit physicians UH’s medical school recently launched the innovative Sylvia Yuen, Ph.D. and to attract more students to study medicine. Education Loan Repayment Program which can help level Contributing Writers In keeping with the theme of our cover story, this issue the playing field. The program helps doctors to repay their Clement Bautista also contains our special Women’s Health Supplement educational loans if they commit to serve at least two years Teresita Bernales, Ed.D which contains many useful articles on a wide range of top- Serafin Colmenares, Jr., Ph.D. on Lanai, Molokai, Kalihi, Waimanalo, Waianae and other ics. Several doctors who are specialists in their fields have Linda Dela Cruz rural settings where shortages in primary care and other Fiedes Doctor written articles on getting a good night’s rest to proper eye medical services are especially acute. Funding for the pro- Danny De Gracia, II, MA care for diabetics to dealing with the effects of depression. Carolyn Weygan-Hildebrand gram comes from the Affordable Care Act, HMSA, The There are also articles on exercise, planning the care of your Amelia Jacang, M.D. Queen’s Medical Center and Aloha Care. Although attempts Caroline Julian elderly parents, the benefits and risks of aspirin, and getting Federico Magdalena, Ph.D. to secure state funds for the program were rejected by the rid of belly fat. An article by contributing writer Glenn Deborah T. Manog State Legislature, school officials will try again next year. Maita Milallos Wakai also highlights the problem of kidney disease within Another approach is to recruit more foreign-trained doc- Paul Melvin Palalay, M.D. the Filipino community. Glenn also tells the story of kidney Seneca Moraleda-Puguan tors to practice here as primary care providers. This would transplant recipient Efren Bacani who is extremely grateful Lilia Q. Santiago, Ph.D. be especially helpful for the Filipino community, which is Jay Valdez, Psy.D. for his new kidney and hopes to one day meet his donor facing its own shortage in the number of Filipino doctors. Glenn Wakai family. I encourage you to read our Health Supplement and Amado Yoro Presently, there are few successors to the current crop of take the advice given to heart. You’ll be glad you did! Philippine Correspondent Filipino physicians who average 65 years of age and are That’s all for now. Once again, we’d like to thank our Greg Garcia considering retirement within three to five years. The an- readers and advertisers for their faithful support of the Big Island Distributor ticipated shortage would affect mainly older immigrant Fil- Grace Larson Chronicle. It’s truly a blessing to partner with them in our ipino patients who overwhelmingly prefer a Filipino doctor Ditas Udani mission to serve Hawaii’s vibrant and dynamic Filipino simply because there are no language or cultural barriers to Maui Distributor community. Please feel free to share with us any story ideas, Cecile Piros overcome. suggestions or concerns you may have. Send your email to: Molokai Distributor Loan repayments, supporting the UH medical school [email protected]. Maria Watanabe and making the state a more attractive place to practice Until next time…aloha and mabuhay! Advertising/Marketing Director medicine will not only help to recruit primary care doctors Chona A. Montesines-Sonido to Hawaii but get them to stay. Since it will take several Account Executives years to catch up with the shortage of doctors, immediate Carlota Hufana Ader J.P. Orias action is needed to address the problem. of a coalition comprised of several dozen nations, including The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle is published the U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Italy. President Obama weekly by The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle Inc. It is mailed directly to subscribers and dis- has already bombed ISIS targets and offered further military tributed at various outlets around Oahu and Stopping the ISIS Threat support in the form of arms, equipment and training to Kur- the neighbor islands. Editorial and advertis- ing deadlines are three weeks prior to pub- dish fighters and various factions that have risen to oppose lication date. Subscriptions are available at n recent months, Americans have heard about $75 per year for Oahu and the neighbor is- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) and its ISIS. Obama, however, has stopped short of direct military lands, continental U.S. $80, foreign country $90. Copyright 2006-2014. The Hawaii Fil- ultra violent brand of terrorism. ISIS’ brutal tac- involvement in the region, where U.S. soldiers were pulled ipino Chronicle Inc. is located at 94-356 Waipahu Depot, Waipahu, HI 96797. Tele- tics—beheadings, mass killings, torture and out only three years ago. phone (808) 678-8930 Facsimile (808) 678- 1829. E-mail [email protected]. even crucifixions—have turned off even the Those who oppose U.S. involvement say the matter Website: www.thefilipinochronicle.com. Opinions expressed by the columnists and I most radical terrorist groups. The group, which should be left to European and Middle Eastern nations in contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle manage- broke away from al-Qaeda in 2013 after a lead- the immediate area that are most directly affected by ISIS. ment. Reproduction of the contents in whole To do nothing is unacceptable since ISIS, if left unchecked, or in part is prohibited without written per- ership struggle, has imposed its totalitarian Islamic theology mission from the management. All rights re- on fellow Muslims, Christians and minority groups in the will threaten America. However, the U.S. should help to served. Printed in the U.S.A. play a constructive and stabilizing force in the region but if www.thefilipinochronicle.com Middle East. ISIS intends to subjugate all non-Muslims and www.efilipinochronicle.com ultimately build a global Islamic empire. more direct involvement is needed to neutralize ISIS, we should not have to lead the efforts nor shoulder the heaviest The task of stopping perhaps the most potent terrorist MeMBer, SOciety Of PrOfeSSiOnAl threat the world has seen to date has fallen on the shoulders (continued on page 3) JOUrnAliStS sepTember 27, 2014 Hawaii FiLipino cHronicLe 3 CANDID PERSPECTIVES For Obama, It’s Bombs Away But ‘No’ to Immigrants Disappointment? They Don’t trust it. If his calcula- didn’t have to rely on green tions are wrong, the climate cards or work permits. for executive action will be One of the journalists I no better in the future than it By Emil Guillermo sat next to was Kathryn is now. Foxhall of Virginia, the win- And if the Democrats found this t- ner of an SPJ Sunshine win, who knows what new shirt in my Award for her fight to let thing will come on the scene hamper today.
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