Published December 16, 2020, 4:27 PM
CEBU CITY The family of the late Barili, Cebu mayor Marlon Garcia has filed a criminal complaint against two doctors and the management of a private hospital here where the town mayor and his sibling Nelson died last September.
The Garcia family, led by Cebu governor Gwen Garcia, faces reporters to discuss the case that they filed against two doctors and a private hospital in Cebu City for the deaths of their two family members.(Photo by Calvin D. Cordova/MANILA BULLETIN)
Through Winston Garcia, brother of Marlon, the Garcia family filed a criminal complaint for medical negligence “under Title 19 of the Revised Penal Code and other related penal legislation against Dr. Elfeda Hernandez, Dr. Yvonne Bettina Montejo and the Chong Hua Hospital.
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The family of the late Cebu town mayor Marlon Garcia, brother to Governor Gwendolyn, sued his two attending physicians for alleged medical negligence.
The criminal complaint was filed on Tuesday, December 15.
Marlon Garcia, former Barili town mayor, died of septic shock second to catether-related bloodstream infection on September 6, about a month after he was admitted to Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu City for COVID-19.
In a statement to media, the Garcia family said that the complaint was mainly based on the findings of US doctor and professor of medicine and infectious diseases Ravi Durvasula.
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The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
+ December 16, 2020 THE family of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed criminal charges for medical negligence against two doctors on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, over the death of Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia.
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The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
+ December 16, 2020 THE family of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed criminal charges for medical negligence against two doctors on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, over the death of Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia.