Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr/photo courtesy of PCOO |
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.
said Tuesday, that the country’s health workers who lost their lives while
performing their duties should be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
The heroes’ cemetery located in Taguig City is
the final resting place for late Philippine presidents, national artists,
scientists, dignitaries, soldiers, war veterans and citizens regarded as heroes
and martyrs.
For Secretary Locsin, these frontlines,
deserve a hero’s burial.
In his latest tweet, Locsin said it would be a
great idea to give honor to the doctors who while battling the coronavirus in
the front lines.
“Great
idea. A wall of honour. No, bury them there at the Libingan ng mga Bayani,” the DFA
Secretary said.
“All of
them, not just those from state schools but La Salle, UST, UE, FEU, etc. and
other great school hospitals with the misfortune to be privately owned at
this time,” he added.
Some local doctors have died after contract the
coronavirus in the country, that triggered an outpouring of grief and tribute
to the fallen real-life heroes.
Locsin’s tweet referred to the recent passing
of another veteran doctor from the Philippine Heart Association, Dr. Raul Jara.
Dr.
Jara, A "great pillar" of Philippine cardiology who was on the frontline of the country's battle against COVID-19 died on Tuesday.
He
was an esteemed cardiologist and internist, also served as president of the
Philippine Heart Association. However, PHA nor Jara's family disclosed the
cause of death.
Many
well known personalities also gave their condolences to the family of Dr. Raul
Jara and agreed to Locsin’s proposition as well.
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