Avoid dengue hot spots in Bicol, tourists warned

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:19:56 +0000

Avoid dengue hot spots in Bicol, tourists warned

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Bicol has issued a travel advisory for local and foreign tourists to temporarily avoid areas in the region identified as dengue hot spots by health authorities. Benjamin Santiago, DOT director in Bicol, said the advisory was issued after the Department of Health (DOH) declared […]

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Health chief declares vaccination scare over

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 21:22:21 +0000

Parents’ aversion to having their children vaccinated due to the Dengvaxia scare is finally over, according to the Department of Health (DOH).

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Discard incompetent and thieving candidates

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 21:01:12 +0000

With just a week to go before the elections, this is the time to finalize our choices for senators, congressman, partylist group, governor, mayor, board members or councilors.

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Suit proves PAO didn’t start vaccine scare – Acosta

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 23:22:15 +0000

Suit proves PAO didn’t start vaccine scare – Acosta

Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta on Sunday claimed vindication after the indictment of former Health Secretary Janette Garin and 19 health and pharmaceutical officials for the deaths of eight schoolchildren allegedly due to the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.

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Do not politicize Dengvaxia — Gordon

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 07:40:08 +0000

Senator Richard Gordon said on Sunday that the public should not “politicize” the Dengvaxia issue amid calls of resignation against Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta.

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Dengvaxia: Solons push criminal raps vs Aquino, Abad, Garin

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 21:30:03 +0000

Dengvaxia: Solons push criminal raps vs Aquino, Abad, Garin

A joint panel of the House of Representatives on Wednesday recommended criminal and administrative charges against former President Benigno Aquino III

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Palace to PAO: Substantiate bribery allegations vs Duque, et al

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 21:32:49 +0000

Malacañang will not conduct an investigation of allegations that officials and other people linked to the Dengvaxia mess are paying off victims’ families P50,000 to drop charges against them. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Monday said the Palace would leave it to Public Attorneys Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta to substantiate her allegations against past […]

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