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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 »

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 »

PAO chief denies eyeing Senate seat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 02:07 PM

The head of the Public Attorneys Office (PAO) on Sunday denied that she will run for senator in next year's polls. Read more »

Soldiers convicted on Ninoy's murder seek pardon or reopening of case

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 06:29 PM

Seven of the soldiers convicted for the murder of Senator Ninoy Aquino in 1983 on Thursday appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte for an absolute pardon or reopening of the case. Read more »

A tale of two triggermen

Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 04:32 PM

The mastermind in the assassination of Benigno 'Ninoy' Aquino, Jr. on Aug. 21, 1983 remains unknown, but the true identity of the gunman could provide clues to what's been called the country's greatest unsolved mystery. Read more »

Garin, Sanofi execs face new complaint over Dengvaxia

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 06:22 PM

The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Wednesday filed its 12th criminal case in connection with government’s halted Dengvaxia vaccination program.   Read more »

Garin, Sanofi execs face fresh complaint over Dengvaxia

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 04:37 PM

The Public Attorney’s Office on Monday filed before the Department of Justice its 11th criminal complaint in connection with the government's scrapped dengue vaccination program. Read more »

PAO, handang tumulong sa pamilya ni ‘Tisoy’

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 10:59 AM

MAYNILA – Handang tumulong ang Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) sa pamilya ni Genesis “Tisoy” Argoncillo, na nahuling lumabag sa city ordinance at namatay habang nakakulong sa estasyon ng pulisya. Read more »

Mom seeks justice for son in another Dengvaxia-linked death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 11:34 AM

MANILA - A mother from Nueva Ecija is seeking justice for her 13-year-old son, who died around 2 weeks ago after getting two shots of Dengvaxia.  Read more »

Garin, Duque face new set of raps over Dengvaxia

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 09:50 PM

Parents of alleged Dengvaxia "victims" on Thursday filed a new set of complaints at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

COA flags PAO: P4.8-M paid for new building design despite incomplete docs

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 03:20 PM

The Commission on Audit flagged the Public Attorney’s Office for releasing a total of P4.8 million for the engineering design of their new central office building to be constructed along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City. Read more »

'Nasawing doktor na sinuri ng PAO, wala sa listahan ng Dengvaxia vaccinees'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 10:47 PM

Ayon sa Department of Health, hindi kasama sa listahan ng mga nabakunahan ng Dengvaxia ang nasawing doktor kaya mahirap magkomento kung may kaugnayan sa bakuna ang pagkamatay nito. Read more »

Duque slams obstruction rap from PAO as 'baseless, counterproductive'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 03:50 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Wednesday described as "baseless, malicious and counterproductive" the new complaints reportedly filed by the Public Attorney's Office against him in connection with the Dengvaxia controversy. Read more »

Distress over Dengvaxia

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 12:40 AM

Parents of alleged Dengvaxia victims get emotional during a press briefing at a restaurant in Manila on Tuesday. Read more »

Duque sa 'malisyosong' kaso ng PAO: Bakit lusot si Ubial?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 08:55 PM

Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, wala siyang kinalaman sa implementasyon at pagpapatuloy ng dengue immunization program, at mayroon siyang mga dokumentong magpapatunay nito. Read more »

Duque blasts PAO chief for 'malicious' Dengvaxia rap

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 20 02:39 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said the charges filed against him by the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) in connection with the Dengvaxia mess were "malicious and oppressive." Read more »

Duque, other DOH officials face criminal raps over Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:30 PM

MANILA - The parents of a teenager who died months after she was given Dengvaxia shots filed on Thursday fresh criminal complaints before the Justice department against past and present health officials. Read more »

Jurisdiction mars murder trial of cops in Arnaiz, 'Kulot' slays

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 09:17 AM

Justice, not technicality, should prevail in the trial of 2 policemen accused of murdering teenagers Carl Angelo Arnaiz and Reynaldo “Kulot” de Guzman, the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) said Wednesday as a jurisdiction issue marred the case.    Read more »

DOH, gumastos na ng P22 milyon para sa mga 'dumadaing' sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 11:09 PM

Nasa P22 milyon na ang nagagastos ng Department of Health DOH para sa medical assistance ng mga dumadaing at nagpapa-ospital na naturukan ng kontrobersiyal na bakunang Dengvaxia. Read more »