(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday, June 4, said there was still no proof showing that Dengvaxia had deadly effects.
‘Yung risk, meron ‘yung 0.2 percent na binabanggit na baka magka-severe dengue. (Ang) gain (ay) ‘yung natira sa 100 percent, 99.8 percent ng population, ay nagkakaroon ng proteksyon na at least 30 months,” he said after filing his counter-affidavit to the complaint lodged against him by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption in connection with the Dengvaxia mess.
Apart from Aquino, charged for criminal negligence, reckless imprudence, technical malversation, causing undue injuries, and violations of the Procurement Law were his Health Secretary Janette Garin, and his Budget Secretary Butch Abad.
In short, Aquino said “di hamak na mas marami ang naproprotektahan.”
“‘Di hamak na mas maraming Pilipino ang nailalayo sa karamdaman (ng Dengvaxia),” he added.