A lawyer and spokesperson for the family of Christine Dacera says drugs were used on the flight attendant and that she was abused before her death. PHOTO FROM DACERA’S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
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MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Makati city prosecutor’s office has ordered the release of three suspects in the death of flight attendant Christine Angela Dacera and referred the case back to the police for further investigation.
“After a thorough evaluation of the facts and evidence presented during inquest proceedings, the Office of the City Prosecutor, Makati City resolved to refer the case for further investigation and to release the arrested persons from detention, ” Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento said in a statement on Wednesday.
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. - Malacanang Palace
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Senate will proceed with an inquiry into the government’s vaccination programme despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat of a “crisis” if the senators insist on questioning his military bodyguards about their inoculation with a candidate vaccine for Covid-19 that is not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The FDA, National Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Customs are also proceeding with their investigation of the illegal entry into the Philippines of the vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm and its unauthorised use to inoculate troops from the Presidential Security Group (PSG).
MISSOURI, US (ANN): A first-time mother died of COVID-19 just four days after giving birth to a baby boy in Missouri in the United States.
JoEllen Engelbart, a 32-year-old assistant prosecutor for Jackson County, succumbed to the disease on Jan. 2, as per ABC affiliate KMBC on the same day.
Her and husband Matt’s first child, a son named Ross, was born three months premature. Engelbart’s brother, Larry Flanagan, later pointed out that she was unable to even hold baby Ross before she died.
“The fact that she never got to hold him is devastating,” he told Fox-affiliate WDAF.
MANILA (Philippine DailyInquirer/ANN): The Philippines is seeking a fresh loan of US$300 million from the World Bank to purchase vaccines for Covid-19, according to documents from the multilateral lender seen by the Inquirer on Saturday (Jan 2).
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso. - PDI
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): City of Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Sunday (Jan 3) said he has no plans to run for president in 2022.
“None, ” Domagoso said in an interview on CNN Philippines when asked if has plans to run for president.
While he is grateful to be included in Pulse Asia survey’s list of preferred 2022 presidential bets, Domagoso said he intends to focus on addressing the pandemic in the City of Manila.
“One, I’m grateful. Thank you very much. it’s an honour, thank you very much. But let us go back to reality. Reality is there’s a pandemic and we, those names who were included in that survey, should continue to focus on the pandemic, ” Domagoso said.