BCL creditors may lose out
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

BCL Mine
The company allegedly owes about P1 billion to its close to 700 creditors. Provisional liquidator, Nijel Dixon-Warren has said during an interview that creditors will have to wait to see whether a buyer can be secured to restart some, or all of the BCL operations.
‘If so, there may be a dividend to creditors, but it is not known what this might be. If we are unable to sell the operations, then we will have to sell piecemeal. Ultimately, if we cannot sell many assets and BCL has to close fully, then creditors will not get anything,” he said.
With both sides entrenched in legal battles and public spats, the risk to public health, trust in institutions, and the welfare of doctors grows by the day. It's time for cooler heads to prevail. The government and BDU must return to the negotiating table, not with threats, but with a shared commitment to resolve this crisis fairly and urgently.At the heart of this dispute lies a simple truth: doctors aren't just employees but guardians...