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}}</ref> where [[Tuli| circumcision]] is considered a right of passage, and 80% of Filipino males are [[circumcised]], according to the WHO.<ref>{{REFnews

|quote=In the Philippines, non-religious circumcision ([[Tuli]]) is routine and is performed on more than 80 per cent of baby boys, the [[World Health Organization ]] reports.

The [https://www.gov.mb.ca/health/mhsip/index.html Manitoba Health Insurance Plan] has not paid for non-therapeutic [[circumcision ]] since 2006.<ref name="sanders2012" /> Circumcisions must be paid for by the patient or his representative.

(An interesting note: As of April 2012, the [[Canadian Pediatric Paediatric Society ]] has not yet reviewed the so-called "Pollock" (AKA [[Mogen]]) method.<ref name="Sanders-2012">{{REFnews

}}</ref> As Pollock, Pierre Crouse, Buenafe announces that the [[pain ]] control methods used are Tylenol, sugar, a topical cream, and a local anaesthetic injection.<ref name="Buenafe"/> The topical anaesthetic only serves to numb the area to lessen the pain of the injection, but studies have shown that a dorsal penile ring block is not always effective in stopping the [[pain]] of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFjournal

}}</ref> During the [[circumcision]], the child is given sugar to "reduce his pain perceptions", but in at least one study, data shows that giving sugar to a child doesn't help to reduce the perception of pain in the child.<ref name='Lancet, The 2010-10-09'>{{REFjournal

Like, Pollock and Crouse, Buenafe peddles the [[Mogen]] technique (as the "Pollock technique on his website), but what he may not tell parents is that the Mogen clamp has been notorious for glans amputations, even among experienced conductors of [[circumcision]].<ref>{{REFjournal