Sen. Richard Gordon’s decision to make public the “unnumbered and unsigned” report of the Senate blue ribbon committee on its investigation of the P3.5-billion Dengvaxia fiasco bolstered suspicions that the legislative hearing was “politicized,” opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros said on Friday. “It’s saddening that the observation of many that this investigation has been politicized became more apparent,” Hontiveros said in a statement. “Is that really the state of the Senate blue ribbon committee?” she asked. “I really don’t know where [Gordon’s] recommendation was coming from,” she said. ADVERTISEMENT“Former President Aquino has always demonstrated his readiness to answer questions about his decisions as President,” Valte said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 13, 2018 23:15 UTC