Garin, 4 others cleared in P3-B Dengvaxia deal
The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, acquitted former Health Secretary Janette Garin and four others of graft and technical malversation charges related to the P3.5 billion procurement of Dengvaxia vaccines in 2015, which were later suspended due to safety concerns.
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