Surgeons against Routine Circumcision

Manifesto

After reviewing and analyzing the pros and cons of circumcision in males in the Philippines and after knowing the 2002 stand of the Philippine College of Surgeons and three prominent Filipino pediatric urologists on circumcision (see http://xtulepinoy.tripod.com),

We, the surgeons in the Philippines, hereby resolve to DISCOURAGE routine circumcision in the Philippines by

1. Informing the public (inclusive of parents and prospective male newborn and adolescent patients) that

1.1 there are no medical benefits with routine circumcision;

1.2 circumcision should be done only when medically indicated such as in phimosis (restrictive foreskin) with recurrent urinary tract infection;

1.3 circumcision should NOT be done just because of fear of being teased as “supot”;

1.4 circumcision at birth should NOT be done routinely not only because of the abovementioned reasons but also because it is unnecessarily painful; and

1.5 there is no such thing as “painless circumcision”.

2. NOT promoting “Operation Tule”.

Signatories

Name	Signature	Affiliation/Date
Reynaldo O. Joson, MD	Signed	Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC); Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH); Philippine General Hospital (PGH)
Harry L. Go, MD	Signed	OMMC; Chinese General Hospital
Adrian Anthony C. Yu, MD	Signed	OMMC; Metropolitan Hospital
Edgardo Penserga, MD	Signed	OMMC; Victor Potenciano Medical Center
Roehl C. Salvador, MD	Signed	MDHl Our Lady of Peace Hospital
Anthony T. Ang, MD	Signed	MDH; Our Lady of Peace Hospital; St. Claire Hospital
Alex L. Cerrillo, MD	Signed Manifested	Zamboanga City Medical Center; Brent Hospital; Zamboanga Doctors Hospital; ZAEC Community Medical Center (Zamboanga City)
Rogelio G. Kangleon, Jr. MD	Signed	Visayas Community Medical Center (Cebu City)
Michael James Busa, MD	Signed	Cebu Velez General Hospital (Cebu City)
Jaime B. Lagunilla, MD	Signed	Northern Mindanao Medical Center; Ma. Reyna Hospital; Capitol College General Hospital (Cagayan de Oro)
Leo Orantia, MD	Signed	OMMC
Roberto Zaide, MD (urologist)	Signed	OMMC
Danny Querijero, MD	Signed	OMMC, Lourdes Hospital
Joseph Estanislao, MD	Signed	Northern Samar Provincial Hospital
Ana Maria Agoo-Llado, MD	Signed	OMMC
Vivian Enriquez, MD	Signed	OMMC
Nolim’t Raquel, MD	Signed	OMMC
Orlino Bisquera, MD	Signed	OMMC, Far Eastern University Hospital
Alfonso Nunez, MD	Signed	OMMC, East Avenue Medical Center, MDH
Joven Cruz, MD	Signed	OMMC, PGH, MDH
Enrico Valera, MD	Signed	OMMC, St. Lukes Hospital
Rodney Dofitas, MD	Signed	OMMC, PGH
Mario Guevarra, MD	Signed	OMMC, Lourdes Hospital
Dennis Hernandez, MD	SIgned	OMMC, PGH, MDH
Dionisio Cruz, MD	Manifested	MDH (chair, medical missions, MDH)
Louis Limjoco, MD	Manifested	Lucena, Quezon City
Randy Abdulla, MD	Manifested	National Children Medical Center
Marissa Lim, MD	Manifested	Zamboanga City (conducting awareness through her radio program)
Antonio Oposa, MD	Manifested	MDH (through musigmaphi egroup)
All del Rosario, MD	Manifested	Baguio City
16 surgical residents (2003)	Signed	OMMC
15 surgical residents (2004)	Manifested	OMMC
	January 17, 2003 to March, 2004

Departments of Surgery against routine circumcision:

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

Zamboanga City Medical Center

Departments of Surgery / Hospitals which will NOT hold Operation Tule:

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

Zamboanga City Medical Center

Philippine General Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital (no more surgical missions on circumcision – 2003)