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(Eagle News) — Public Attoryney’s Office (PAO) chief Atty. Persida Acosta traded barbs with Iloilo Rep. and former Health Secretary Janet Garin amid the debate on whether it is wise to use Dengvaxia vaccine to prevent more dengue cases. Acosta said that Garin has no credibility to recommend the return of Dengvaxia to the markets as she himself had been charged for her role in implementing its mass vaccination among school children. “Ginagawa naman niyang […]
(Eagle News)–The Iloilo Provincial Police Office has filed criminal and administrative charges against Guimbal, Iloilo Mayor Oscar Garin Sr. and his son, Iloilo Rep. Richard Garin, over the mauling of one of their policemen. Charges for direct assault, grave coercion, grave threats, physical injuries, slander by deeds, serious illegal detention, and alarm and scandal were filed against the father-and-son tandem, who was accused of beating P03 Federico Macaya Jr. for not pushing through with the filing […]
(Eagle News)—Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the cancellation of the licenses to own and possess guns of Guimbal, Iloilo Mayor Oscar Garin Sr. and Iloilo Rep. Richard Garin. Albayalde issued the order after reports the two had mauled a policeman, P03 Federico Macaya Jr. “Effective today, I have ordered the cancellation of all Permits to Carry Firearms outside of Residence (PTCFOR) and License to Own and Possess Firearms (LTOPF) issued by the […]
(Eagle News) — The chief of the Philippine National Police in Region 6 will sue Guimbal Mayor Oscar Garin Sr. and Iloilo 1st District Rep. Richard Garin for allegedly mauling one of his policemen over the weekend. In a statement, Chief Supt. John Bulalacao said apart from filing the charges for physical injuries, alarm and scandal, direct assault against an agent of person in authority and grave coercion against the mayor, and the charges for grave […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed charges against former President Benigno Aquino III over the P3-billion Dengvaxia mess. Apart from Aquino, charged with graft before the Ombudsman were former Health Secretary Janette Garin, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and officials of the French firm Sanofi Pasteur, Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health. In filing the charges the NBI said there were irregularities in the issuance of the certificate of product registration, among others. […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon denied there was anything “political” in the Senate blue ribbon committee’s Dengvaxia report, which was filed on Monday, April 30. In a statement, Gordon said the aim of his panel’s investigation, after all, “has always been the protection of the children.” “Kaya tayo nag-imbestiga to protect the children and to insulate the DOH (Department of Health) from politics na nakakasama sa kalusugan ng ating bayan,” he said. He noted that […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon said former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should also be investigated, and possibly even invited to the senate hearing probing the government’s unusually hasty procurement and implementation of the anti-dengue vaccination program, particularly the Dengvaxia vaccine which has not completed clinical trials. Gordon said that the P3.5 billion budget released for the Dengvaxia vaccination on more than 800,000 schoolchildren was also released with undue haste, or in just […]
THE Aquino Administration refused to comment on growing speculation that Health Secretary Enrique Ona was being eased out in favor Undersecretary Janette Garin, an ally of President Benigno Aquino III. Officially, Ona went on a four-week leave to prepare answers to several questions that the President had about the Health Department’s vaccination campaign. Ona on Tuesday confirmed that he asked for time to answer the President’s questions about the immunization program and other issues. Ona Interviewed after […]
