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Aquino tells DOJ: Groups' arguments on Dengvaxia mess 'rehashed'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 07:12 PM

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III said Tuesday that arguments made by groups that filed a criminal complaint against him over his administration's dengue vaccination program are simply "rehashed." Read more »

Aquino slams NBI over dengue vaccination complaint

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 05:06 PM

Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday accused the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of denying him due process when it lodged a criminal complaint in connection with his administration's P3.5 billion anti-dengue immunization drive. 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 »

Duterte gets shortlist for Dengvaxia probe panel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 12:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has received a shortlist of Asian pathology experts that will form a 3-man panel to look into safety concerns raised against anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, his spokesperson said Tuesday.  Read more »

Singapore may send back unvaccinated foreign travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:17 PM

Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect the tightly-controlled country from infectious diseases. Read more »

Study confirms higher risk of dengue in kids who got Sanofi vaccine

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 14 01:10 PM

An analysis of data on Sanofi's dengue vaccine, which has been given to more than 800,000 school children in the Philippines, confirms it increases the risk of hospitalization and severe dengue in those who had never previously been infected with the mosquito-borne virus. Read more »

Aquino, ipinababasura ang kasong kriminal kaugnay sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 12:55 AM

Humarap sa preliminary investigation nitong Lunes sa Department of Justice sina dating pangulong Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III at dalawa pang opisyal ng kaniyang gabinete kaugnay sa kontrobersiyal na bakuna kontra dengue. Read more »

Aquino says Dengvaxia benefits outweigh risks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 12:50 PM

Former President Benigno 'Noynoy' Aquino III on Monday said the benefits of an anti-dengue vaccine that was administered to 830,000 children under his watch outweighed the risks.  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 »

Duterte's daughter, grandchild received Dengvaxia, says Bong Go

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 07:50 AM

Go earlier said that Paolo's son Uno also received the vaccine. Read more »

P1 bilyong pondo para sa naturukan ng Dengvaxia, pinababago

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 11:42 PM

Binusisi ng Kamara ang panukalang P1 bilyon supplemental budget na gagamitin bilang ayuda sa mga naturukan ng Dengvaxia.  Read more »

DOH seeks P1.5 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 05:32 PM

The Department of Health has asked Congress for an additional funding of P1.5 billion to address the needs of those inoculated with the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. 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 »

VACC files plunder rap vs Aquino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:32 PM

Atty. Ferdinand Topacio and members of Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption show a copy of the plunder complaint filed against former President Benigno S. Aquino, former Health Secretary Janette Garin, and former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad over the Dengvaxia immunization program, at the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

DOJ sets preliminary probe on Dengvaxia deaths

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 10:26 PM

MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to begin its preliminary investigation into criminal charges over deaths being linked to the controversial Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine. Read more »

COA: State children's hospital's Dengvaxia procurement violated regulations

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 05:37 PM

The Commission on Audit told the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to strictly adhere to government procurement requirements after the controversial purchase of P3 billion Dengvaxia vaccines from Sanofi Pasteur during the Aquino administration.  Read more »

Duterte forms own panel to probe alleged Dengvaxia risks

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 04:26 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has formed his own panel that will investigate whether Dengvaxia indeed put at risk the lives of those inoculated with it Read more »

Ubial nakipagpulong sa PAO ukol sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 03:07 PM

Nakipagpulong sa Public Attorney's Office si dating Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial kaugnay sa kasong isinasampa ng mga magulang ng mga umano'y naturukan ng Dengvaxia. Read more »

Duque, muling sinampahan ng reklamo sa DOJ kaugnay sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 10:11 PM

Muling sinampahan ng reklamong kriminal si Health secretary Francisco Duque III kaugnay sa pagkamatay ng isang binatilyo na naturukan ng Dengvaxia sa ilalim ng kaniyang termino. Read more »

Senate panel files report on Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 03:41 PM

A Senate panel that investigated the controversy surrounding government's nationwide dengue immunization program has filed its report which found former President Benigno Aquino III and some of his officials liable. Read more »