Published January 27, 2021, 3:38 PM
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has decided to divide among 10 prosecutors the conduct of separate preliminary investigations of the sixth batch of complaints comprising almost 100 complaints concerning those who suffered and died after getting inoculated with the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
Department of Justice (DoJ) (MANILA BULLETIN)
Prosecution Atty. Honey Delgado, spokesperson of the DoJ Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG), said Wednesday that the move was made after the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) filed the sixth batch of complaints on behalf of the families of the victims.
The sixth batch of complaints consists of 99 complaints involving 98 dead vaccinees and one survivor.
Published January 13, 2021, 3:53 PM
A panel of prosecutors has been assigned to conduct the preliminary investigation over the sixth batch of complaints filed before the Department of Justice (DoJ) concerning the deaths and suffering experienced by those who received shots of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
Department of Justice (DoJ) (MANILA BULLETIN)
“As per Office Order 961 dated Dec 11, 2020 signed by the Prosecutor General, a panel of prosecutors was constituted to handle the preliminary investigation of the sixth batch of Dengvaxia cases,” said Prosecution Atty. Honey Delgado, spokesperson of the DoJ Office of the Prosecutor General, Wednesday, Jan. 13.
In his order, Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento picked Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Lilian Doris Alejo to chair the panel.