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(Eagle News)–At least 80 lawyers from the Public Attorneys Office denied issuing the manifesto that seeks the suspension of PAO chief Persida Acosta and forensic chief Erwin Erfe for alleged corruption. In an e-mailed statement to reporters, the group said the manifestation was “fabricated by someone else, unscrupulous persons who resort to shady schemes and strategies to advance their personal cause.” “We did not write the subject manifestation, nay submitted the same to the Office […]
PAO, mga kaanak ng mga namatay diumano dahil sa bakuna, hiniling din na ilipat sa iisang korte ang mga kaso Moira Encina Eagle News Service Hiniling sa Korte Suprema ng Public Attorney’s Office at mga kaanak ng mga “biktima” ng Dengvaxia na ipag-utos nito na pagsamahin at ilipat sa iisang korte ang mga kasong may kinalaman sa kontrobersiya na dulot ng bakuna. Sa kanilang Extremely Urgent Petition, partikular na hiniling ng PAO na ilipat sa […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Naghain na rin ng reklamo sa Department of Justice ang ina ng doktor na sinasabing namatay matapos mabakunahan ng Dengvaxia. Kasama ni Norma Gotoc, ina ni Dr. Kendrick Gotoc, na nagsampa ng kaso si Public Attorney’s Office Chief Persida Acosta na tumatayong abogado ng pamilya. Ito na ang ika-31 kaso na inihain katulong ang PAO sa DOJ kaugnay sa Dengvaxia controversy. Pangunahin sa kinasuhan sina Health Secretary Francisco Duque […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon admonished the Public Attorneys Office for allegedly sitting on petitions for the release of over 800 prisoners who could be eligible for such as early as a year ago. According to Drilon, 862 prisoners have been revealed to be entitled for the release under Republic Act 10951, but only 39 petitions have been filed by PAO with the Supreme Court, and 12 with the Regional Trial Court. RA 10951, […]
(Eagle News) — A new complaint has been filed against former Health Secretary Janette Garin in connection with the death of a child administered with the Dengvaxia mess. Also charged for reckless imprudence resulting in the death of John Paul Rafael and for violation of Section 15 of the Anti-Torture Act were Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, Dr. Irma L. Asuncion, Dr. Vicente Belizario, Jr., Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Dr. Gerardo Bayugo, Dr. Julius Lecciones, Mario S. Baquilod, Dr. […]
(Eagle News) — A tenth complaint has been filed in connection with the Dengvaxia brouhaha. Fredeswinda Jajalla-Nimura filed the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the Anti-Torture Act against former Health Secretary Janette Garin, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and several others before the Department of Justice, following the death of her daughter Naomi. According to Nimura, this came seven days after her daughter received a dose of Dengvaxia on Nov. […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi pabor ang Public Attorney’s Office sa inilatag na plano ng health department na bumuo ng investigating panel mula sa mga eksperto sa ibang bansa upang tignan ang mga isyu sa Dengvaxia vaccine. Paliwanag ni PAO Chief Atty Percida Acosta, rekomendasyon ng Department of Health ang naturang pagbuo ng panel, na inanunsyo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero karapatan aniya ng Pangulo kung itutuloy ang naturang rekomendasyon ng DOH o hindi. Nangangamba naman ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office on Tuesday, April 24, filed an obstruction complaint against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after it supposedly discovered that the organs of children who were re-autopsied by PAO had been damaged after their Department of Health autopsies. The charges filed before the Department of Justice came after criminal charges for violation of the Anti-Torture Law and for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide were filed against Duque and several […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Public Attorneys Office on Thursday filed charges against former Health Secretary Janette Garin over what it said were deaths linked to the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia. PAO said in a Powerpoint presentation that the charges for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and for violation of the Anti-Torture Act of 2009 against 34 former and present Department of Health officials; Sanofi Pasteur, the Dengvaxia manufacturer; Zuellig Pharma, the distributor; and […]
Foreign pathologist’s opinion on deaths of suspected Dengvaxia victims needed, Aguirre says (Eagle News) — Erwin Erfe, chief of the Department of Justice’s Public Attorneys Office, is a medico-legal officer and not a pathology expert. The Palace, Department of Health and the DOJ came to this conclusion in a meeting to determine how the Dengvaxia issue should be handled, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said. According to Aguirre, as such, Erfe’s opinion on the Dengvaxia deaths should […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday bucked calls by a group led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral for the Public Attorneys Office to stop conducting autopsies on suspected Dengvaxia victims. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the “position of the government,” after all, “is we’re in search of the truth.” “We will resort to autopsy when it’s needed,” Roque said. Roque appeared to vouch for the integrity of the PAO […]
(Eagle News)– The Public Attorneys Office should stop conducting autopsies on suspected Dengvaxia victims in light of the results of a study done by the Philippine General Hospital, the Doctors for Welfare said on Saturday. The group–led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral–said the PGH has, after all, already concluded that the deaths of the 14 children it autopsied was not linked to the anti-dengue vaccine. “In fact, the deaths of 13 of them were […]
