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ABS-CBN news chief Ging Reyes: 'We're not perfect, we strive to keep biases in check'
During the 12th joint House hearing on ABS-CBN's franchise, Reyes defends the network against accusations of irresponsible journalism

DOH probes couple allegedly manipulating sale of COVID-19 test kits
Ex-health chief now Iloilo Representative Janette Garin claims the pair blocks the entry of testing equipment, unless their overpriced kits are purchased by the importing company

Garin tries to block Atienza’s speech on Dengvaxia, tetanus vaccines
Buhay Representative Lito Atienza's claim that the Dengvaxia scare supposedly caused the return of polio does not sit well with Iloilo Representative Janette Garin

Legality of PAO forensic laboratory questioned once again
Ex-DOH chief turned Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin, who has an axe to grind against the Public Attorney's Office, says it does not have the mandate to have a forensic laboratory

Despite risk warnings, Garin insists dengue vaccine can prevent outbreaks
But the Department of Health says that the vaccine is not meant for epidemic response

Amid dengue outbreaks, Janette Garin wants Dengvaxia back in PH
The former health secretary says the dengue outbreaks would not have happened had Dengvaxia, whose distribution she approved, not been banned in the country

FALSE: PhilHealth’s problems started during Hontiveros' term – Garin
The former health secretary said they spotted fraudulent schemes way back in 2006. Hontiveros was not yet part of PhilHealth then

DOJ indicts ex-DOH chief Garin, 9 others for Dengvaxia mess
If found guilty, Garin and other respondents indicted may face imprisonment of up to 6 years

House panels want charges vs Aquino, Abad, Garin over Dengvaxia mess
(UPDATED) Lawmakers say former president Benigno Aquino III and other ex-officials should face criminal and administrative charges for purchasing the vaccine and implementing the dengue immunization program

Garin-allied pathologist discredits PAO findings on Dengvaxia cases
Pathologist Raymundo Lo says the Public Attorney's Office made 'false' conclusions in its forensic examination of children who died after their Dengvaxia vaccination

DOJ says no malice in tagging Garin in Dengvaxia ‘mafia,’ junks libel complaint
The justice department said that the accusers are acting ‘out of the sense of justice’ in tagging Garin in a DOH ‘mafia involved in plundering public funds’
Duque silent as Garin sues Ubial for Dengvaxia mess
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque says he will leave it to the courts to decide on the former health secretaries' liability in the Dengvaxia controversy

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Garin sues Ubial for homicide in implementing Dengvaxia program
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin says her successor Paulyn Ubial's decision to expand the Dengvaxia immunization program, which was launched during her term, 'contributed' to deaths of students supposedly linked to the risky vaccine

NBI recommends charges vs Aquino, Garin, Abad over Dengvaxia mess
The National Bureau of Investigation sends its findings to the Ombudsman, saying former president Benigno Aquino III is liable for technical malversation, and former health secretary Janette Garin for graft, among others

Duque hits Garin over 'poor planning' for Barangay Health Stations project
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says the project's problems can be traced to 'very defective' planning by former health chief Janette Garin and her team

Garin denies PhilHealth seniors' fund diverted to Barangay Health Stations project
Former health chief Janette Garin and Heath Undersecretary Roger Tong-an say the final source of funds for the project came from the health department’s miscellaneous personnel benefits fund

Aquino, Garin, Abad expected to face DOJ panel over Dengvaxia
Former president Benigno Aquino III, ex-budget secretary Florencio Abad, and ex-health secretary Janette Garin are expected to submit their counter-affidavits to the Department of Justice

Garin, Padilla face graft complaint over P10.6-B PhilHealth seniors' fund
Former health secretary Janette Garin and ex-PhilHealth CEO Alex Padilla deny the accusation, saying there was no money lost or stolen when they used the fund to establish health centers nationwide

Plunder complaint filed vs Aquino, Garin over Dengvaxia
Complainant Ferdinand Topacio alleges that former president Benigno Aquino III conspired with Sanofi Pasteur and Zuellig Pharma to 'unjustly enrich' themselves through the P3.5-billion Dengvaxia purchase

COA questions Dengvaxia procurement process
The Commission on Audit also notes a discrepancy on the shelf life of the vaccine in the procurement documents

#ThewRap: Things you need to know, April 11, 2018
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Dengvaxia victims' kin file complaint vs DOH, Sanofi, Zuellig execs
The respondents are accused of 'intentionally inoculating the Dengvaxia recipients with an unsafe product undergoing clinical trial, which caused [their]...untimely death'

DOJ to Aquino, Garin, Abad: Answer Dengvaxia vaccine charges
Aquino, Garin, Abad, and other former and incumbent officials must appear before the Department of Justice on Friday, March 23, to answer the charges filed against them

Aquino denies election offenses linked to Dengvaxia
(UPDATED) 'Klaro naman pong harassment ang punto,' says former president Benigno Aquino III as he appears before the Commission on Elections over alleged election offenses linked to the government's dengue immunization program

Aquino denies rush in Dengvaxia vaccination program
While expressing his condolences for those whose children died after being vaccinated, the former president calls on the public not to be 'carried away by emotion'

Aquino says unqualified 'experts' politicized Dengvaxia probe
At the House hearing, the former president once more defends his administration's decision to implement an unprogrammed dengue vaccination campaign

Garin, 7 officials file libel complaint vs ‘DOH mafia’ accuser
(UPDATED) Physician Francis Cruz, the whistleblower of the VACC, faces several libel complaints from health officials he accused of benefiting from the Dengvaxia mess

Weeping mothers say their kids got Dengvaxia without consent
'Dapat naman po bago kayo nagbitaw nang gano’n, humingi kayo ng pahintulot ng magulang... Masakit para sa isang magulang na mawalan ng anak,' says a mother of a now dead vaccinee in Muntinlupa

Garin grilled for taking over FDA while DOH chief
'If I was your lawyer, I’ll protect you right now. Because a few days later, you were off to Paris to talk to Sanofi,' Senator Richard Gordon tells ex-health chief Janette Garin on her self-appointment to the FDA

Aquino, Sanofi, DOH officials face graft complaint over Dengvaxia mess
The VACC, VPCI, and physician Francisco Cruz claim that the accused government officials 'anomalously' funded the immunization program and favored Sanofi to procure the vaccine

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Dengvaxia hysteria: Go back to the core issue
We should train the spotlight again on past officials who rushed the purchase and rollout of the dengue vaccines

[OPINION] Circling the wagons: The 'Doctors for Truth' and the Dengvaxia scandal
The distrust of experts stems from the fact that in the case of Dengvaxia, the experts have so spectacularly failed the people on a matter of public trust

Mothers of Dengvaxia kids confront Garin after House probe
The women would later admit to media that none of their children died but had reportedly fallen ill after vaccination

VACC, witness file complaint vs Aquino over Dengvaxia mess
Physician Francis Cruz accuses former president Benigno Aquino III, his former officials, and others of violating the Election Code for launching the dengue immunization program during the election ban in 2016

'Panic' over Dengvaxia harms other vital vaccination programs, health experts say
58 doctors & experts, in a statement, slam the 'unsubstantiated' claims being made against Dengvaxia and DOH officials that is causing parents to slowly lose faith in other government health programs

After Dengvaxia mess, Duque wants more independence for FDA, RITM
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III wants the FDA to be independent from the DOH, and the RITM to be free from the influence of pharmaceutical companies

WATCH: Duque talks to parents of kids vaccinated with Dengvaxia
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says the clinical trial on the safety of Dengvaxia was not yet completed when the dengue vaccination program was launched

Ombudsman orders DOH to submit Dengvaxia's clinical trial papers
The Ombudsman's request stems from two complaints filed late last year against officials of Sanofi Pasteur and government officials who implemented the controversial dengue vaccination program

Dengvaxia safety trial unfinished when vaccination program launched – Duque
'So if they had waited [for] 2017, then they would have known they can’t give these Dengvaxia [vaccine vials] to children who never had dengue in the past,' says Health Secretary Francisco Duque III

Ex-DOH chief Ona says he would not have OK'd dengue vaccine
Former health chief Enrique Ona denies having a hand in the Dengvaxia issue, but his successor Janette Garin says it was Ona who introduced the idea to former president Benigno Aquino III's attention

[OPINYON] Bangungot-pangkalusugan: Ang kuwento ng sabwatang Garin-Sanofi
Sa Dengvaxia deal ng administrasyong Aquino at pharmaceutical giant na Sanofi, nagtagpo ang politika ng gobyernong barkadahan at ang kasakiman ng isang korporasyon

Duque dares accusers to file cases vs officials in alleged 'DOH mafia'
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says he will order a review of the contracts entered into by the previous administration

Sanofi agrees to refund P1.4B for unused Dengvaxia vials
Dengue vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur hopes its decision to comply will allow it to 'work more openly and constructively with the DOH to address the negative tone' towards Dengvaxia

DOH demands P1.4-B refund from Sanofi over unused Dengvaxia vials
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says Sanofi Pasteur’s dengue vaccine is ‘considered defective under Philippine civil laws’

[OPINION] Rush to disaster: The untold story behind the Sanofi-Garin deal
It would be important to probe the issue of corporate payoffs owing to the very questionable circumstances involved

Duque denies Garin hired him as consultant
PAO chief Persida Acosta accuses DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III and Undersecretary Mario Villaverde of having a conflict of interest in handling the Dengvaxia issue

Aquino, Garin, 7 others on immigration lookout over Dengvaxia
The immigration lookout bulletin order comes after Gabriela filed a graft complaint stemming from the dengue immunization program that began during the Aquino administration

Aquino, Garin, Abad, Ochoa face raps over dengue vaccine
The 23-page complaint also implicates private respondents from French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur
Like Aquino, Garin denies knowing Sanofi's spotty record
Ex-DOH chief Janette Garin says she was surprised Sanofi Pasteur was found guilty of corruption, bribery, and false product claims
