Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III faces a second plunder complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the alleged irregularities in the procurement of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and Citizens Crime Watch head Diego Magpantay on Thursday filed a complaint against Aquino and 21 others for enriching themselves in the procurement. A complaint was also filed against pharmaceutical companies Sanofi-Pasteur and Zuellig Pharma Corp., which manufactured and distributed Dengvaxia, respectively. This was the second plunder complaint filed against the former president in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Garin, meanwhile, faces three more criminal complaints filed by the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Thursday on behalf of the families of three minors who allegedly died after being given the dengue vaccine.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 10, 2018 19:30 UTC