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Duque to seek Duterte advice on Dengvaxia raps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 11:51 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque on Monday said he will speak to President Rodrigo Duterte and Solicitor General Jose Calida regarding matters connected to the Dengvaxia controversy. 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 »

WHO recommends testing before use of Sanofi's dengue vaccine

Matthias Blamont and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 20 02:50 PM

The World Health Organization on Thursday said Sanofi's vaccine against dengue should only be used after testing individuals to assess whether they could have been exposed before to the infection. Read more »

VACC's Dengvaxia targets

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:18 PM

Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) lawyer Ferdinand Topacio says during a press conference in Manila on Thursday that they will file a plunder complaint against ex-Department of Health officials involved in the Dengaxia vaccination mess. Read more »

Drilon disagrees with Gordon, files dissent on Dengvaxia report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 04:13 PM

MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Thursday filed a dissenting vote against the Senate committee report on Dengvaxia that recommended the filing of charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and 2 former Cabinet members. Read more »

Gatchalian says Aquino 'accountable but not criminally liable' for Dengvaxia mess

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 05:55 PM

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian believes former President Benigno Aquino III doesn't have any criminal liability for the P3.5 billion dengue vaccination program. 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 »

Batang nag-viral sa pagwawala dahil sa sakit, maayos na ang kondisyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 12:18 AM

Tatlong linggong nabulag, nabingi at hindi makapagsalita ang batang ngayon ay balik na sa normal ang kaniyang kondisyon. Read more »

Aquino ready to face Dengvaxia raps - spokesperson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 01:35 PM

Former President Benigno Aquino III is ready to face complaints about his involvement in the P3.5 billion dengue vaccination program, his spokesperson said after a draft Senate committee report said he should be held criminally liable. Read more »

Gordon draft report 'black propaganda', won't pass Senate scrutiny - Trillanes

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 11:23 AM

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday said senators are unlikely to pass the Senate Blue Ribbon committee draft report on the Dengvaxia mess because the report is nothing but black propaganda against former President Benigno Aquino III. Read more »

Aquino negligent, not liable for Dengvaxia mess: Ejercito

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 10:46 AM

Former health secretary Janette Garin and former budget chief Florencio Abad are primarily responsible for the scrapped P3.5 billion dengue vaccination program -- not former president Benigno Aquino III, Senator JV Ejercito said Thursday.  Read more »

Labi ng 13 anyos sa Cavite na naturukan umano ng Dengvaxia, sinuri

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

Sinuri ng Public Attorney's Office forensic team ang labi ng isang 13 anyos mula Kawit, Cavite na tinurukan ng Dengvaxia. Read more »

Aquino sinisi sa Dengvaxia issue ng Gordon panel draft report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 07:25 PM

Tinawag si dating Pangulong Aquino na 'manhid' kaugnay ng isyu ng Dengvaxia sa ulat ng komite ni Senador Gordon na hindi pa napipirmahan ng ibang mga miyembro ng komite. Read more »

'Catch-up immunization' kontra tigdas, ikakasa sa NCR, Mindanao

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 09:59 PM

Magkakasa ang Department of Health ng "catch-up immunization" sa National Capital Region at Mindanao para maiwasan ang paglaganap ng mga kaso ng tigdas sa bansa.   Read more »

DOH naglabas ng guideline sa imbestigasyon sa mga naturukan ng Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 12:46 AM

Naglabas na ang Department of Health ng guidelines kaugnay sa isasagawang pag-iimbestiga sa mga batang namatay dahil umano sa bakuna kontra dengue.  Read more »

Publiko, pinag-iingat sa 'tawak' kontra rabies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 11:15 PM

Nagbabala si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III laban sa mga alternatibong paraan ng pagtanggal umano ng rabies sa katawan. Read more »

DOH looks at smaller suppliers to boost anti-rabies vaccine stock

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 03:57 PM

Due to a global shortage of anti-rabies vaccine for humans, the Department of Health has allowed its regional offices and local government units to buy doses from smaller local suppliers as long as they are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Read more »

Garin, 34 iba pa, kinasuhan sa mga pagkamatay na isinisisi sa Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 01:03 AM

Idinadawit ang 35 dati at kasalukuyang mga opisyal ng DOH, Sanofi Pasteur, at Zuellig Pharma Corporation sa pagkamatay ng apat na batang naturukan umano ng Dengvaxia.  Read more »

Children of Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 04:48 PM

PAO chief Persida Acosta along with families of Dengvaxia vaccine recipients file a criminal case against former Health Secretary Janette Garin, Sanofi and other DOH officials at the Department of Justice in Padre Faura, Manila on Thursday.  Read more »

Garin faces fresh criminal complaint over Dengvaxia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 04:22 PM

The Public Attorney's Office on Thursday filed another criminal complaint against former Health Secretary Janette Garin over a dengue vaccination drive that raised safety concerns. Read more »