00:00 This week I had BBC.
00:01 One of the products of medicine in the Philippines,
00:04 is one of the two forensic pathologists in the country,
00:08 Dr. Raquel Fortun.
00:10 While most of the doctors are in the clinic,
00:13 Dr. Fortun chose to study the dead.
00:18 Dr. Fortun is a well-known expert in autopsies.
00:22 So you start with learning from these cadavers.
00:28 You can put it that way.
00:30 And now, you help them.
00:33 In my case,
00:35 because I'm looking for justice specifically,
00:40 violently killed.
00:42 And these victims are pitiful.
00:46 And you help them.
00:50 But of course, you also help their relatives.
00:55 And hopefully, even society.
00:58 Because without justice, it's not good.
01:02 Without accountability, the victims are innocent.
01:05 And that's not correct.
01:06 Now, there are almost 100 cases of victims,
01:11 since the last administration,
01:14 that Dr. Fortun is investigating.
01:16 We've been working on drugs.
01:19 They're exhumed because
01:23 it's hard to do a five-year lease in a cemetery.
01:27 It's expiring.
01:29 Because Dr. Fortun is the only one
01:31 who's examining the dead,
01:33 the process is long before justice is served.
01:37 She's toxic.
01:39 The problem is,
01:40 Dr. Fortun is retired.
01:42 And it seems like no one is ready to replace her
01:45 in forensic pathology.
01:47 Doctors like her
01:49 hope to help in the study of diseases
01:53 like COVID-19.
01:55 Forensic pathology is also important
01:58 in public health.
02:00 Because what are the causes of death?
02:03 Can this be prevented?
02:05 So, you need a death investigation system.
02:08 So, it's worldwide.
02:10 Especially in the Philippines.
02:12 Elsewhere, there's a lack of pathologists.
02:16 Actually, the Philippines is lucky to have two.
02:19 The tragedy is,
02:21 we're not being used.
02:22 Unfortunately, that's the reality.
02:25 (music)
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