DOH endorses complaint vs Pimentel for COVID-19 quarantine breach

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday confirmed that it endorsed the complaint against Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III for breaching COVID-19 quarantine protocols last March.

“We have endorsed it to the appropriate authority such as NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) and PNP (Philippine National Police),” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said when asked about the complaint filed by Atty. Rico Quicho.

Quicho, who is also a former law dean of the University of Makati, posted on social media on Thursday that, “DOH formally endorsed the complaint vs. Sen. Pimentel to PNP Chief Gamboa and NBI Dir. Distor to undertake investigation for possible violations of RA 11332.”