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CIDG investigating stem cell doctors

Manila, Philippines --- A government official has sought the aid of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate doctors who performed stem cell therapy on him which left him "weaker."

A lawyer for Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Antonio Villar told a media forum yesterday that he is bent on filing charges against the foreign medical team who performed the controversial medical procedure on him at a posh hotel.

"We must first have an investigation on the matter prior to our filing of criminal raps against the three foreign doctors and other individuals who performed the therapy at a five-star hotel in Mandaluyong," said lawyer Claire Pagayanan said.

"The lead doctor was from Germany while the other two doctors and some nurses who assisted them were from Thailand," Pagayanan said.

Senior Supt. Francisco Esguerra, head of the CIDG-Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division, confirmed that Villar is seeking an investigation into the medical team for allegedly performing a bogus stem cell treatment that cost him 15,000 euros.

Esguerra said they expect to identify the foreign suspects and their Filipino cohort in the coming days since Villar has already agreed to cooperate in the investigation.

"We immediately coordinated with the PMA (Philippine Medical Association) and through their help, we were able to convince him (Villar) to file a case," said Esguerra.

During their conversation on Wednesday, Esguerra said Villar disclosed that he met the German physician through a Filipino middleman who told him that stem cell therapy would make him feel young.

"Apparently, he had been hearing about the positive results of stem cell therapy and that is the reason why he agreed," said Esguerra.

"We have to make a thorough investigation because Chairman Villar's case has grave implications, particularly concerning the health of those who are being duped by false claims on the benefits of stem cell procedures," said Senior Inspector Nino Lope Briones said.

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Police probe ‘bogus’ stem cell treatment done on DDB exec

A German national and his Thai cohorts are being pursued by Philippine authorities for allegedly conducting a bogus stem cell therapy on a government official for the price of P840,000.

Senior Superintendent Francisco Esguerra of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said they are already coordinating with the victim, Dangerous Drugs Board chairman Antonio Villar, for their investigation.

We immediately coordinated with the PMA [Philippine Medical Association] and through their help, we were able to convince him [Villar] to file a case, said Esguerra, who heads the Anti-Fraud and Commercial Crime Division of the CIDG.

Stem cell therapy has been blamed for the deaths of three politicians, according to the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), as it warned the public against unaccredited foreign doctors who are conducting the treatment usually in five-star hotels.

Esguerra said Villar told them that he met the supposed German physician through a Filipino middleman, who had told him that stem cell therapy would make him feel young.

Apparently, he had been hearing about the positive results of stem cell therapy and that is the reason why he agreed, said Esguerra, recalling his conversation with Villar on Wednesday.

He was expecting that he would feel young again, instead he felt sickly after the therapy, he added.

Esguerra also learned from Villar that the procedure was conducted in a posh hotel.

Esguerra said they hope to file a string of criminal charges against the German physician and his group as soon as Villar completes turning over evidence that could be used in the probe. We are also coordinating with the Bureau of Immigration for the identification and other legal actions of those involved, said Esguerra, adding they are expecting the German and his Thai cohorts to have already fled the country.

Investigators are now banking on the Filipino middleman to shed light on the incident.

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Philippine official sues doctors for fake stem cell treatment

Jeannette I. Andrade

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Publication Date : 05-07-2013

At the age of 64, Antonio Villar Jr., chair of the Philippines'Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), wanted to get rid of the aches and pains that come with aging.

So when he was told about a stem cell procedure, he agreed to the treatment, for which he paid 16,000 euros (US$20,600), in the hope that it would rejuvenate him and make him live longer.

Instead, he felt weaker and feared the procedure even put his life at risk.

Alleging that he was duped into what he now described as a bogus stem cell treatment at a posh hotel in Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila, Villar had asked the police to investigate the group, composed mostly of foreigners, whom he blamed for his failing health.

On Thursday, Villar sent his lawyer, Claire Pagayanan, to a news forum to announce that he was considering filing charges against a German, three Thais and their Filipino agent for the fake stem cell procedure he went through on June 9 last year.

Pagayanan said that after the treatment, Villars prostate gland expanded and he had to undergo radiation therapy.

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Philippine official sues doctors for fake stem cell treatment

DDB chief sues doctors for fake stem cell treatment

By Jeannette I. Andrade Philippine Daily Inquirer

Human embryonic stem cells can become any cell in the body. AFP FILE PHOTO

At the age of 64, Antonio Villar Jr., chair of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB), wanted to get rid of the aches and pains that come with aging.

So when he was told about a stem cell procedure, he agreed to the treatment, for which he paid 16,000 euros (P854,000), in the hope that it would rejuvenate him and make him live longer.

Instead, he felt weaker and feared the procedure even put his life at risk.

Alleging that he was duped into what he now described as a bogus stem cell treatment at a posh hotel in Mandaluyong City, Villar had asked the police to investigate the group, composed mostly of foreigners, whom he blamed for his failing health.

On Thursday, Villar sent his lawyer, Claire Pagayanan, to a news forum to announce that he was considering filing charges against a German, three Thais and their Filipino agent for the fake stem cell procedure he went through on June 9 last year.

Pagayanan said that after the treatment, Villars prostate gland expanded and he had to undergo radiation therapy.

With what has been happening caused by the stem cell treatment, he now comes forward to save those who may be victims of fraudulent stem cell therapy, said the lawyer.

Pagayanan said that Villar had submitted a sworn statement and medical abstracts of his condition before and after the treatment to the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG).

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