“His decision was based on the representation made by former health officials that the Philippines was one of the top 10 countries in the world with high dengue incidence. This ruling by the chairman totally accepted the testimony and self-serving claims of Aquino before the house. Compared with the impeachment hearings conducted by the House justice committee, which took five months and 17 hearings and heard scores of witnesses, including justices of the Supreme Court, the House Dengvaxia hearing was a joke. And it practically exculpates many health officials for their suspected involvement in the scam. Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has a proclivity to threatening public officials and agencies with dismissal or dissolution.

Source: Manila Times March 01, 2018 16:07 UTC