The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) and Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. (VPCI) on Monday filed a criminal complaint against former President Benigno Aquino III and 19 others for the reported deaths and serious illnesses of children inoculated with the anti-dengue Dengvaxia vaccine. In a complaint filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ), Aquino, together with former Department of Budget and Management secretary Florencio Abad and former Department of Health secretary Janette Garin are among the respondents in a complaint for multiple homicide and physical injuries through negligence. “Since correlation between vaccine (Dengvaxia) and deaths have been established prima facie, respondents Aquino III, Abad, Garin and the other respondents should stand trial for criminal negligence,” Atty. And the number of counts would be the number of subjects inoculated irrespective of the number of doses administered,” Luna added. Luna explained that they filed the case before the DOJ because they do not trust the Ombudsman.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 12, 2018 10:30 UTC