FORMER president Benigno Aquino 3rd is expected to attend the resumption of the Senate investigation on the alleged questionable purchase of the P3.5 billion Dengavaxia vaccine on Thursday. Aquino confirmed on Wednesday that he received the invitation of the Blue Ribbon Committee, headed by Sen. Richard Gordon, to attend the inquiry. It was Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino 4th, the former president’s cousin and fellow Liberal Party member, who intimated that the former chief executive would be present at the public hearing. “My understanding is that he (former president Aquino) is attending (the probe) tomorrow,” the senator said in a text message. Aquino has expressed willingness to attend the investigation.

Source: Manila Times December 13, 2017 10:07 UTC