Published May 8, 2021, 5:20 PM
CEBU CITY – Two doctors from a private hospital here will face trial for the death of Barili, Cebu Mayor Marlon Garcia last year.
The Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor found probable cause to indict Dr. Elfleda A. Hernandez, an infectious disease specialist, and Dr. Yvonne Bettina E. Montejo, a pulmonologist, for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.
Mayor Garcia’s wife Jima filed the charges against the two doctors who who attended to the late local chief executive at the Chong Hua Hospital (CHH).
The brother of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was admitted to CHH last Aug. 5 where he was later found to be COVID-19 positive.
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SunStar File May 07, 2021 TWO doctors who provided medical care to the late Barili mayor Marlon Garcia have been indicted for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.
The charges, however, do not extend to Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) and the latter is not liable for damages, the Office of the Cebu City Prosecutor ruled in a resolution dated March 1, 2021.
In a text message to SunStar Cebu, a representative of CHH said the hospital was preparing a statement. He did not say when it will be issued.
In a 34-page resolution, the prosecution recommended the filing of criminal charges in court against Dr. Elfleda A. Hernandez, an infectious disease specialist, and Dr. Yvonne Bettina E. Montejo, a pulmonologist.
February 09, 2021 THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 filed on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, criminal charges against eight officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. in Central Visayas (Philhealth 7) and three officers and employees of Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu City for their alleged failure to identify falsified documents that made a patient appear that he tested positive for Covid-19 and was a frontliner.
The employees of Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) are the second batch of medical workers that the NBI 7 has charged in over three months.
The NBI 7, on Oct. 29, 2020, filed graft charges against four officers of Perpetual Succour Hospital in Cebu City and eight officials of Philhealth 7 for their alleged involvement in Covid-19 benefit claims anomalies.
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The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
+ December 16, 2020 THE family of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed criminal charges for medical negligence against two doctors on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, over the death of Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia.
SunStar Garcias sue 2 Chong Hua doctors
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
The Garcia family during a press conference on Wednesday. From left Atty. Winston Garcia, Governor Gwen Garcia, Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and former Rep. and governor Pablo Garcia. (Arvie Veloso)
+ December 16, 2020 THE family of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia filed criminal charges for medical negligence against two doctors on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, over the death of Barili Mayor Marlon Garcia.