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(Eagle News) — Charges have been filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and his Health Secretary Janette Garin over the Dengvaxia mess. Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Augusto Syjuco filed the mass murder and plunder charges against the former high-ranking officials before the Ombudsman on Thursday. The filing comes a day after Aquino said in a Senate panel inquiry that he understood Dengvaxia to have undergone all the necessary processes when the […]
(Eagle News) — For four senators, former President Benigno Aquino III acted in good faith when he ordered the procurement of the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, and the implementation of the dengue vaccination program. Senator JV Ejercito said in an interview that in his opinion, Aquino only gave the directive “to avert dengue outbreak in the future.” “But it’s the other officials who might have taken advantage and did not give him an extensive report […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday slammed lawyer Ferdinand Topacio after he recommended that he and several of his officials be investigated for plunder over the Dengvaxia mess. “Siyempre, gusto (kong) sabihin alam mo, sinisiraan mo reputasyon namin. Pwede ka (ma)slander, hindi ka covered ng parliamentary immunity. Magbibitaw ka (ng salita), ganun na lang e,” Aquino said in a press conference after attending the Senate hearing on the snafu. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial on Thursday said the husband of former Health Secretary Janette Garin pressured her into placing additional budget into Dengvaxia. “You have to put additional budget for the dengue vaccine to continue this para naman di maprejudice ang first and second (shots) mo,” Ubial quoted Iloilo Rep. Oscar Garin as saying during the 2016 budget deliberations. Ubial added that Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia had “insisted” that the vaccination […]
We didn’t want to expose the public to a risk that could have been prevented, he says (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday defended the apparent haste with which the money for the purchase of Dengvaxia was released. Speaking before the Senate blue ribbon committee inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess, Aquino said this had to be done so as not to “expose the public to a risk that could have been […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday revealed he was “approached” by Sanofi so they could have a meeting with him. “But I’m sorry, I’m not going to meet with them. It’s not advisable and not timely to do so knowing what I read,” Gordon said, apparently referring to the reports of bribery and false claims, among others, that have hounded Sanofi in other parts of the world. He said the French ambassador also […]
(Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Thursday recommended the investigation of former President Benigno Aquino III and other former high-ranking government officials, among others, over the allegedly anomalous purchase of Dengvaxia. VACC general counsel Ferdinand Topacio said former President Benigno S. Aquino III, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Garin, former Undersecretary Boy Gako, former Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigon-Go, Undersecretary Lilibeth David, Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, Undersecretary Carolina Vidal-Taino, Assistant Secretary Lyndon […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III showed up on Thursday at the Senate to serve as a resource speaker in the ongoing Dengvaxia probe. Aquino arrived a few minutes before the inquiry scheduled at 10 a.m. The probe is being held by the blue ribbon and health committees. Also attending the probe were his Budget Secretary Butch Abad and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. Earlier, Aquino said he wanted to “participate in telling […]
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) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday hinted at attending the Senate hearing on the Dengvaxia mess. “We want to participate in telling the truth to the people, as we have always done; at the same time, observing compliance to various laws, rules and traditions,” Aquino said in a text message to the media. Aquino added he has already received the invitation to attend the hearing to be held by the blue […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte would go after the individuals who have criminal liability for the Dengvaxia mess, adding that a refund was also what the commander in chief wanted. “(The President) has promised that after investigation.. has been or have been conducted both by the Senate and the Department of Justice… that he will run after all individuals who may have criminal culpability for this,” Roque […]
(Eagle News) — An unvaccinated child died of severe dengue on Tuesday, a Department of Health official said. Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag made the announcement in a Twitter post, a day after the Senate blue ribbon and health committees resumed hearings on the Dengvaxia mess. “I prayed hard so that a 7-year-old girl I visited in the hospital will recover from organ failure due to severe dengue…She died early today,” Tayag said. The Dengvaxia snafu […]
