The Sandiganbayan Special Second Division acquits Iloilo Representative and former Health Secretary Janette Garin and several co-accused of graft and technical malversation charges tied to the 2015 procurement of Dengvaxia vaccines. Multiple outlets report the acquittal is announced by the court, with at least one account noting Garin appears in court for the promulgation.
The cases relate to allegations of unlawful procurement involving a reported P3.5 billion (about P3.55 billion in one report) Dengvaxia vaccine purchase. While the reports agree on the outcome, they differ slightly in the phrasing of the charges and the exact figure cited for the procurement amount. The overall thrust across outlets is that the court finds the accused not liable for the graft-related accusations connected to the deal.
No outlet provided details here on the court’s reasoning or whether further legal steps follow, but all accounts converge on the same core development: the acquittal in the Sandiganbayan’s Dengvaxia case.
