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Watch out: WHO warns against these top health threats in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 18 04:13 PM

From outbreaks of diseases to the health impact of pollution, the world is constantly fighting different health challenges. Read more »

Scientists: 'Mosquito birth control' drug could be ready in 5 years

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 09 10:18 PM

LONDON - Scientists in the United States said on Tuesday they had taken a major step toward developing a "mosquito birth control" drug to curb the spread of malaria and other killer diseases blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths a year.   Read more »

PAO files 30th Dengvaxia-related complaint vs Garin, 38 others

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:13 PM

Twenty-nine other Dengvaxia-related complaints are currently pending before the DOJ. Read more »

PAO itinangging sila ang dahilan ng 'vaccine scare'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 12:12 AM

Kinontra ng Public Attorney's Office ang pahayag ng grupo ng mga doktor na marami nang natatakot magpabakuna dahil sa pagsusulong ng PAO ng isyu laban sa Dengvaxia.  Read more »

Alarm raised over rising measles cases due to vaccine scare

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 07:15 PM

A group of doctors and scientists renewed its call for a halt on "fear mongering and misinformation" against vaccines, as vaccine confidence drops in the country. Read more »

PAO wants to include 2 doctors in Dengvaxia complaints

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 09:46 PM

The Public Attorney’s Office on Monday moved to include two doctors as respondents in the Dengvaxia complaints filed before the Department of Justice. Read more »

Measles threat looms in Philippines as trust in vaccines declines -health officials

Manny Mogato, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 05:56 PM

MANILA - Health experts on Monday warned against a possible outbreak of measles in the Philippines, as a disease long under control is fueled by patchy immunization programs and declining trust in vaccines. Read more »

Ubial refutes negligence tag in Garin complaint

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 09:11 PM

Garin alleged that deaths were reported soon after the implementation of Ubial’s community-based program. Read more »

‘Justice for Dengvaxia victims’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 15 04:43 PM

Families and relatives of 'Dengvaxia victims' assemble at the grounds of the Department of Justice in Manila on Thursday. Read more »

Duterte wanted murder raps filed over alleged Dengvaxia deaths, says PAO chief

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 12:41 PM

Public Attorney's Office chief Persida Acosta on Thursday revealed President Rodrigo Duterte wanted her to file murder complaints in connection with the deaths allegedly caused by the Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

Garin insists no liability in Dengvaxia complaints

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 06 11:03 AM

MANILA - Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday denied she negligently spearheaded the mass vaccination program of the Dengvaxia vaccine, which has now placed her at the receiving end of numerous criminal complaints before the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

PAO mulls upgrading Dengvaxia raps to murder

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:48 PM

The Public Attorney's Office is studying the possibility of upgrading Dengvaxia complaints from reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide to murder, its chief said Monday. Read more »

PAO files 10 new Dengvaxia complaints vs Garin, Duque

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 05:47 PM

Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and current Health Secretary Francisco Duque III are facing new criminal complaints before the Department of Justice over the mass vaccination of the Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

PAO to file 10 new Dengvaxia complaints at DOJ on Tuesday

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 10:20 PM

Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta on Monday said her office will file 10 more new complaints against former Health Secretary Janette Garin and other respondents in connection with deaths allegedly due to the Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

DOJ excludes testimony of Garin’s expert in Dengvaxia probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 03:51 PM

The Department of Justice panel of investigating prosecutors handling the first batch of Dengvaxia criminal complaints has denied former Health Secretary Janette Garin’s motion to admit the affidavit of a pathologist as part of its preliminary investigation into the deaths of 9 victims. Read more »

PAO chief: Why blame us for loss of confidence in vaccines?

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 10:37 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Public Attorneys Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta on Monday rejected claims by a London-based research and education institution that the highly politicized response to the Dengvaxia crisis in the Philippines has led to a drop in overall confidence in vaccines. Read more »

DOH, nagbabala laban sa dengue kahit hindi tag-ulan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 02:04 AM

Wala nang pinipiling panahon ang dengue fever, ayon sa Department of Health. Read more »

'Mga paalala kontra dengue, dapat seryosohin'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 10:30 PM

Umapela ang Department of Health sa publiko na seryosohin ang mga paalala nila sa pag-iwas sa dengue.  Read more »

PAO asks SC to designate special courts for Dengvaxia cases

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 02:12 AM

MANILA - The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Monday urged the Supreme Court (SC) to designate special courts to try civil and criminal cases arising from the massive school-based inoculation of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Read more »

Philippine Children's Medical Center doctor dies of severe dengue, 5 others recuperate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 11:23 AM

A doctor at the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) died due to "severe dengue", while 4 other hospital staff contracted the mosquito-borne disease, the hospital said. Read more »