MANILA, Philippines – A new judge from the Quezon City-Regional Trial Court (QC-RTC) has been named to handle the criminal cases in connection with the use of the Dengvaxia vaccine, prompting the resumption of the hearing this September.
In a one-page order, a copy of which was obtained by The Manila Times, Judge Michael Ken De Jesus, of Branch 102, a family court, set the hearing at 8:30 a.m on Sept. 16, 2025.
New judge to handle Dengvaxia cases named; hearing set
While setting the schedule of the trial involving 35 Dengvaxia criminal cases, De Jesus in the same order said he was currently conducting an inventory of the cases.
Before De Jesus, Judge Cecilyn Burgos-Villavert, of the same branch, was the judge in the case. It was, however, not known immediately why a new judge was named in her place., This news data comes from:http://www.xs888999.com
New judge to handle Dengvaxia cases named; hearing set
Former Department of Health secretary and now Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin is the principal accused in the reckless imprudence resulting in homicide case filed by parents and relatives of over a hundred schoolchildren whose "untimely" deaths were linked to the vaccine.
- Two dead as strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan
- BuCor chief calls for major reforms
- Venezuela builds up border security over US warships
- Read to reduce sentence, Uzbekistan tells prisoners
- Customs finds only 2 luxury cars at contractor's compound in Pasig
- Iran-backed Houthis raid UN offices in Yemen and detain at least 11 employees
- Lacson lauds Leviste for arrest of DPWH engineer who offered P360M bribe
- Bureau of Customs seeks missing luxury cars of contractor Sarah Discaya
- Unnamed skeletons? US museum at center of ethical debate
- Vatican puts Pope Francis' ecological preaching into practice with vocational farm center
