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QUEZON CITY, Philippines – What was supposed to be a cure for dengue turned out to be a cause for alarm. The Department of Health (DOH) has suspended its first dengue immunization program following the announcement of Sanofi Pasteur, a French pharmaceutical company, on November 29, about the risks associated with their dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. According to Sanofi, their six years of clinical data analysis revealed that Dengvaxia is not guaranteed to prevent dengue and […]
(Eagle News) — Several personalities on Wednesday submitted an impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. The group led by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, however, has yet to get an endorsement from a lawmaker, prompting the House Secretary General to merely “note” the complaint upon receipt of the document. The complainants, who also include former Reps. Jacinto Paras and Glenn Chong; relatives of the slain Philippine National Police Special Action Force commandos in Mamasapano; […]
“It’s a big window for all of us,” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday thanked Congress for approving his one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. “I would like to thank Congress for understanding the plight of the Filipino,” he said in a speech during the ceremonial destruction of firearms in Taguig. He added that he would have had a “difficult time” if martial law was not in place in Mindanao. He […]
(Eagle News) — Sanofi Pasteur on Wednesday apologized for what a lawmaker said was its “irresponsible statement” that caused a “public scandal.” “I am sorry it has created confusion, this is why I would like to clarify..,” Thomas Triomphe, Asia Pacific head of Sanofi, told members of the House of Representatives’ panel committee on good government and public accountability. Triomphe made the statement when asked by Rep. Rodante Marcoleta if he was sorry for what […]
(Eagle News) — Sanofi Pasteur on Wednesday again sought to downplay the effects of its newest advisory about its dengue vaccine, insisting that Dengvaxia was “safe and effective.” Speaking before the House committee on good government and public accountability that is also holding an inquiry into the fiasco, Thomas Triomphe, Asia Pacific head of Sanofi Pasteur, added that there was “no cause for fear and alarm.” “To permanently remove the vaccine from the Philippine market… would […]
(Eagle News) — Congress on Wednesday voted to approve President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. The approval pushed through with a vote of 14-4-0 in the Senate, and a vote of 226-23-0 in the House of Representatives, with joint results of 240-27-0. The four senators who voted against the 1-year martial law extension were Franklin Drilon, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan. The votes of Senators Cynthia […]
(Eagle News) — Solons from Mindanao on Wednesday expressed support for the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. Speaking before the joint session of Congress that will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal, 1st District Lanao del Norte Rep. Mohamad Dimapora said that in his area of jurisdiction, “we feel safe, we feel secure,” with martial law in place. “You have our 101 percent support,” he said. He noted, however, that the […]
(Eagle News) — Among those fired by President Rodrigo Duterte from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor is a cousin of his partner, Honeylet Avancena. “Pati siya tinanggal ko. I told my wife, ‘You call your cousin… Alis na sila,’” Duterte was quoted as saying in a report. He was apparently referring to Melissa Avancena Aradanas, who has been working for the PCUP since 1996. She was appointed as commissioner in 2016. President Duterte […]
Guevarra notes, however, that extension of 60-day martial law rests in Congress as provided for also in Constitution (Eagle News) — Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday said that approving a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao would be tantamount to circumventing the Constitution which said that martial law could be imposed for a period of 60 days. “I’d like to be enlightened again…How can the extension be longer than the original,” he said before […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa will be appointed as chief of the Bureau of Corrections when he retires in 2018. The announcement was made by President Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa is set to retire in January 2018, when he reaches the mandatory age of retirement. Dela Rosa earlier said Duterte had already announced plans to appoint him to another agency after his retirement, but he declined to reveal what this […]
Guevarra notes, however, that SC itself said state of rebellion exists in Mindanao (Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said an extension of martial law in Mindanao would be unconstitutional. Speaking before the joint session of Congress that will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for such, Drilon said Congress, after all, can only extend the proclamation of martial law “in case of an actual public uprising and taking […]
“We do not ask for an unlimited martial law,” Medialdea says (Eagle News) — “Unlimited peace.” This was what Executive Salvador Medialdea said was the aim of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for a one-year extension of martial law. In his presentation before the joint houses of Congress on Wednesday, Medialdea said that such an extension would help quell a “state of actual rebellion” that he said “subsists in Mindanao.” He said this was “perpetrated not […]
