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Acosta tags allegations as ‘malicious, baseless, fabricated’

August 18, 2019 admin dengavaxia, erwin erfe, Latest News Stories, Nation, Persida Acosta

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2019 09:49:52 +0000

FEBRUARY 21, 2018 PAO chief Dr. Persida Rueda Acosta testifies during the Senate probe into Dengvaxia controversy. INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON

MANILA, Philippines — Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Rueda-Acosta has denied allegations of corruption, saying that the claims were “unfounded, malicious, baseless, fabricated, and concocted to malign” her and her office. Acosta said this in the consolidated counter-affidavit she made with PAO forensics head Dr. Erwin Erfe following the complaint filed by Wilfredo Garrido […]

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Acosta asks Ombudsman to junk graft complaints, strike out ‘fake’ testimony

August 16, 2019 admin Dengvaxia, dr. erwin erfe, Latest News Stories, Nation, Office of the Ombudsman, ombudsman samuel martires, PAO, Persida Acosta, Philippine news updates, Public Attorney's Office

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:48:58 +0000

Suit proves PAO didn’t start vaccine scare – Acosta

MANILA, Philippines – Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss the graft complaint filed against her and a to strike out a manifestation from supposed PAO lawyers seeking her suspension. According to the 7-page motion filed by Acosta on Friday, through the help of PAO, there […]

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PAO chief’s accuser urges Duterte: Fire Acosta if Ombudsman won’t act

August 15, 2019 admin Graft and Corruption, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Ombudsman, Persida Acosta, President Duterte, Public Attorney's Office

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 21:34:12 +0000

A lawyer who has accused Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida Acosta of graft says President Duterte should fire her if the Ombudsman would not immediately suspend her. “If the Ombudsman cannot act on my request for preventive suspension, which has been pending for months, the President can fire her,” lawyer Wilfredo Garrido Jr. said […]

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Over 80 PAO lawyers deny calling for suspension of Acosta, Erfe

August 15, 2019 admin Dengvaxia, dr. erwin erfe, Latest News Stories, Nation, Office of the Ombudsman, PAO, Persida Acosta, Philippine news updates, Public Attorney's Office

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:49:41 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – At least 84 lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) have denied asking the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend chief Persida Acosta and forensics chief Dr. Erwin Erfe, disputing an anonymous manifestation reported by various news sites. In the manifesto released on Thursday, the lawyers collectively called the supposed requests as […]

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Suit proves PAO didn’t start vaccine scare – Acosta

March 3, 2019 admin dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, PAO, Persida Acosta, Public Attorney's Office

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

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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Aquino: Politics messed up Dengvaxia issue

February 21, 2019 admin Bam Aquino, dengue, Dengvaxia, Latest News Stories, local news, measles, Nation, national news, news, Noynoy Aquino, PAO, Persida Acosta, Philippine news updates, Sanofi Pasteur, vaccine

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 06:27:48 +0000

Reelectionist Senator Bam Aquino: Former President Aquino “is responsible” for bringing anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia into the country but…

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PAO team rallies behind chief, says ‘Acosta’s conscience is clear’

February 13, 2019 admin Dengvaxia, Department of Health, Latest News Stories, Measles outbreak, Nation, PAO, Persida Acosta, Philippine news update, Public Attorney's Office

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:42:33 +0000

Lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office on Wednesday insisted that PAO chief Persida Acosta’s “conscience is clear.”

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Sara slams Hontiveros: Stop criticizing, think of solutions to measles outbreak

February 11, 2019 admin Dengvaxia, Latest News Stories, Persida Acosta, Regions, resign, Risa Hontiveros, Sara Duterte

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:32:03 +0000

DIGOS CITY – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte – Carpio turned the tables on Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who instead of offering solutions to the measles outbreak and the vaccination scare, is mrerely demanding the resignation of Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta.

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