Ejercito: Government officials who hastily approved the purchase of P3.5-billion worth of Dengvaxia vaccine may be held liable for technical malversation. But as fas as I know, all the procurements of the government should have appropriations approved by Congress,” Ejercito said in a radio interview on Sunday. “Here, it is very clear that the purchase of the dengue vaccine was not in the GAA [General Appropriations Act],” he said. But last August, he was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan after prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman failed to “present proof beyond reasonable doubt.”“For me, it’s still a case of technical malversation any way you look at it,” Ejercito said. “It’s because it was not approved by Congress.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 17, 2017 11:08 UTC