Baby’s parents to file case against hospital; More revelations made

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/28/2014

Surprising revelations were made by hospital staff in what turned out to be the last day of a fact-finding inquiry into the face-taping of baby Yohannes yesterday. “You place the tape on the upper lips or lower…

Young mama ‘willing to help’ but…

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/28/2014

At three months old, baby Blaire is a pink-cheeked, healthy girl who makes her family smile. Dressed in pink and white pajamas, the infant sat in her stroller yesterday quietly drinking from a milk bottle held by…

Recycle school supplies, DepEd advises parents

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/28/2014

The regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd) called on parents in northern Cebu to recycle old school supplies for this school year. “We really welcome recycled materials. For example their old notebooks, they can put…

Mother willing to cooperate in probe on taping babies’ mouths

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2014

Another mother who posted a Facebook photo of her baby who had a pacifier taped snug in his mouth said she is willing to cooperate in the investigation of the incident at the Cebu Puericulture Center and…

Another mother shares online photos of newborn with taped face

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/27/2014

Are there other taped babies out there? A 22-year-old mother in Cebu City has posted photos of her newborn girl whose mouth was taped while sleeping in the nursery of the Cebu Puericulture and Maternity Center last…

Public hearing aftermath strengthens group’s resolve to back 2 nurses who allegedly taped baby

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/25/2014

The local chapter of the Philippine  Nurses Association (PNA) yesterday reaffirmed its support for  two nurses implicated in the taping of a newborn’s mouth in a Cebu City maternity hospital. “Our stand is the same especially that…

MISSING TAPE: Nurses ‘don’t know’ where face tape, pacifier is anymore or who used it on baby

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/24/2014

In tears, 24-year-old nurse Arianne Mae Pacula yesterday denied placing adhesive tape on the mouth of a newborn boy. “The mother knows how accommodating I am, unya ing-ani ra ni? Wala man intawon makabuhat ana sa baby.…

‘Our photos are real’

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/22/2014

Day one of a joint investigation into the May 9 baby-taping incident in a private maternity hospital had parents of the infant submitting digital images stored in their cell phone and a laptop computer. “It would be…

US Embassy asking about taped baby’s case

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/22/2014

THE United States Embassy in Manila has taken an interest in the complaint about a newborn boy whose mouth was taped in a hospital to hush his loud cries and hold a pacifier. Ryan Noval, the Fil-Am…

Would it be better if money was spent on desks instead of shirts?

Doris C. Bongcac, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/22/2014

CEBU City has purchased P216,000 worth of T-shirts for Brigada Eskwela volunteers without City Council approval, raising questions on procedures and on whether the amount should have been better spent for the students’ armchairs. In Cebu province,…

Parents hire lawyers, may sue hospital

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/21/2014

No one in the maternity hospital where baby Yohannes was born is taking responsibility for taping the infant’s mouth to quiet him. “We state for the record that the nurses and midwife had nothing to do with…

Dengue cases in Central Visayas down

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/21/2014

The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) reminded the public to remain vigilant against dengue whenever they stock up on water during  summer. “Even if it’s not the rainy season, people should be careful about…

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