Aquino to attend Senate probe
Former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
Former President Benigno Aquino III said on Wednesday that he would attend the Senate inquiry into the Dengvaxia vaccine fiasco on Thursday, hoping it would result in a sober discussion of the controversy.
“I hope that my appearing will promote a more sober discussion leading to the formulation of appropriate actions,” he told the Inquirer in a text message.
P3-5B program
Aquino was invited to the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing, which is looking into the controversy that has led to the halting of the government’s P3.5-billion dengue immunization program.
The government bought Dengvaxia supplies toward the end of Aquino’s administration.
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