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., This news data comes from:http://vjqrrfo.redcanaco.com
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.
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.
New judge to handle Dengvaxia cases named; hearing set
- 15 people hospitalized after double-decker bus crashes outside London's Victoria Station
- US warship heading toward Caribbean Sea
- Boy killed, mother injured in Pasig fire
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submit changes
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory – scientists
- 'Large shark' kills man off Sydney beach
- Pag-IBIG: More than 25k register for socialized housing units under Expanded 4PH
- Unnamed skeletons? US museum at center of ethical debate
- Marcos says commission on DPWH anomalies to be finalized 'very soon,' mum on Magalong participation
- Co out of country for medical reasons
