THE Public Attorney's Office (PAO) on Monday said a 14-year-old boy from Cavite died of complications attributed to the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine.

PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta said Dick John dela Cruz, a student of Binakayan Elementary School in Kawit where he was reportedly inoculated with the vaccine, was the 164th victim whose death was attributed to the anti-dengue vaccine.

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