Drilon blames PAO for continued detention of inmates eligible for release

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:24:05 +0000

Senator Franklin Drilon slammed Tuesday the Public Attorneys Office over its slow filing of petitions for the release of 862 inmates

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Many arrested ‘tambay’ can’t afford P200 fine

Many arrested ‘tambay’ can’t afford P200 fine

Many of the loiterers arrested by police were so poor they cannot even pay the fine of P200, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta said on Wednesday.

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Garin, others tell DOJ: Drop Dengvaxia case

Garin, others tell DOJ: Drop Dengvaxia case

Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and at least 40 other health and pharmaceutical officials appeared before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday to answer a criminal case blaming them for the deaths of children who had been given the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine.
Garin and the other respondents asked the DOJ to dismiss the case for “lack of merit.”

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Wounds far from healed 10 years after ‘Princess of the Stars’ tragedy

Wounds far from healed 10 years after ‘Princess of the Stars’ tragedy

Ten years after MV Princess of the Stars capsized off Romblon province, the relatives of the disaster’s more than 833 fatalities and scores of survivors continue to seek justice, with most of the cases they filed in court still pending.

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PAO chief insists death of 60 kids linked to Dengvaxia

PAO chief insists death of 60 kids linked to Dengvaxia

The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Wednesday maintained that the death of at least 60 schoolchildren have links to the controversial anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.

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