MANILA — The House committees on good government and public accountability and health on Wednesday recommended the filing of criminal and civil charges against several former government officials, including former president…
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PAO eyes raps vs. 2 more doctors over Dengvaxia mess
MANILA — The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Monday formally asked state prosecutors to include two government doctors in criminal charges against those to be held liable over the multi-billion-peso Dengvaxia…
Palace vows raps vs. execs linked to Dengvaxia mess
MANILA — Malacañang on Tuesday assured that charges will be filed against parties involved in the PHP3.5-billion Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine fiasco as the Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to issue…
PAO eyes murder raps in Dengvaxia case
MANILA–Former health secretary Janette Garin on Monday formally filed her counter-affidavit before the Department of Justice (DOJ), denying her liability in the deaths of children reportedly due to the Dengvaxia…
Aquino will have chance to refute NBI raps on Dengvaxia mess: DOJ
MANILA — The respondents in the complaint filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) before the Office of the Ombudsman, in connection with the Dengvaxia controversy, will be given a…
Aquino ‘surprised’ over NBI complaint on Dengvaxia mess
MANILA — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Tuesday said he was surprised over the findings of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) which filed a criminal complaint before the…
NBI files raps in Ombudsman vs. Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess
MANILA — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a preliminary investigation on the complaint for graft and other criminal offenses filed against…
11th Dengvaxia complaint filed vs. Garin, 36 others
MANILA — Another parent, whose teenage son reportedly died after being vaccinated with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, filed a criminal complaint before the Department of Justice (DOJ) against former Health Secretary…
Duterte to choose from shortlist of experts to probe Dengvaxia
MANILA — A shortlist of Asian experts, tasked to assess if the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine has health risks, is now with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential…
Doctor’s death link to Dengvaxia inconclusive : PHO
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan–The Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) pleaded the public not to conclude yet that Dengvaxia is the cause of death of Dr. Kendrick Gotoc on Sunday. Dr. Anna Teresa…
DOH won’t share Dengvaxia masterlist with PAO
MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH) will not be sharing the Dengvaxia masterlist containing the names of children who have been vaccinated with the dengue vaccine to the Public Attorney’s Office…
WHO experts in Manila to help in Dengvaxia assessment : DOH
MANILA –The Department of Health (DOH) said six medical experts from World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Manila on Monday to help the agency in establishing a stronger surveillance and…
DOH chief wants end to finger-pointing over Dengvaxia mess
MANILA — Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said it is time to stop finger-pointing over the Dengvaxia vaccine controversy, noting that the prolonged congressional probe…
Ex-pres. Aquino faces Dengvaxia probe at House
MANILA — Former president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III attended on Monday a House hearing into the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia worth PHP3.5 billion. The House committee on good government and…
Malacañang not ‘politicizing’ Dengvaxia issue
MANILA — Malacañang on Monday denied that it was “politicizing” the issue on the controversial dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, worth PHP3.5 billion which was implemented during the Aquino administration in 2016.…
Kid given Dengvaxia discharged from Pangasinan hospital
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — A nine-year-old girl from Caloocan who was administered with the Dengvaxia vaccine already checked out from the hospital where she was rushed by parents when she suffered…
Groups ask DOJ to summon Dengvaxia records
MANILA — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution, Inc. (VPCI) on Monday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to subpoena the records…