Charles Teves
A soldier had nothing but praise for the health professionals in the country before dying.
Raymond Mercado shared on facebook his most recent conversation with his now-deceased father, Corporal Romelo Mercado.
According to Raymond, Romelo told him that health workers shouldn’t be blamed if he ever dies because they are working extra hard to treat patients.
“Ilang taon akong nagtrabaho sa PGH CCTV Monitoring, alam ko lahat ng hirap at sakripisyo nila. Kaya kung mawala man ako sana wag kayong manisi ng kung sinuman sa nangyari, ginagawa nila ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya para matulungan tayo.” Romelo told his son.
The senior Mercado asked him to go on social media to show all frontliners love and urge the public to avoid blaming the Philippine healthcare system.
“He asked me to make appreciation post for our frontliners. Gusto nya ipaalam sa lahat na wag sana natin sisihin yung healthcare system sa nangyayari sa atin.” Raymond wrote.
Romelo was grateful to all the nurses and doctors who constantly checked on him every single day until his last breath.
“Saksi sya kung pano lumalaban ang mga doctor at nurse araw araw, kaya sabi nya sa huling hinga nya daw ang gusto nyang gawin is saluduhan lahat ng nag aasikaso sa mga nagdurusa sa panahon ngayon.
“SA LAHAT NG FRONTLINERS, TANGGAPIN PO NINYO ANG TAOS PUSONG PAG SALUDO NA NAIS IPARATING NG PAPA KO,” Raymond said.
