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‘MMK’ returns with touching portrait of Pinoy doctor who lost his life to COVID-19

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MANILA — The story of the family of Israel Bactol, a Filipino doctor who died of the coronavirus, is retold in an episode of “Maalaala Mo Kaya” this Saturday.

Bactol, who was 34, was an admirable young cardiologist who dedicated his life to providing healthcare in rural communities.

It began with a poignant shot of him being treated in a hospital bed due to COVID-19, before going through the early chapters of his life, which saw his brother give up his dreams of becoming a pilot, his parents working hard to provide for him, and him handing out free medicine to his patients as he began his career as a doctor —all of which were movingly captured through a cast led by Atayde and Sylvia Sanchez, as Bactol’s mother.

This was the episode touching on the sacrifices doctors and nurses make, foreshadowed by Bactol telling his mother that they are like soldiers, fighting to save lives.

 

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