POSTING bail is part of the process to prove our innocence.
Thus, said House Deputy Majority Leader and former Health Secretary Janette Garin, on Monday that she posted bail in connection with the alleged illegal use of public funds or property charges filed against her and three others over the P3.57 billion purchase of the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.
Garin, who served as Health chief during the administration of former President Benigno Aquino III, reiterated that she was innocent of the charges.
In a statement, Garin said that it is part of their “agonizing process to prove their inocence.”
“Posting bail is part of the agonizing process to prove our innocence. It is a crucial step in ensuring fair trial and safeguarding one’s rights,” Garin said.
“We hope that this first step into cleansing our name can be dealt with timely so that scientists and doctors can perform our regular tasks,” the lawmaker added.
Garin together with other medical experts have posted bail on cases of the alleged realignment of funds and alleged augmentation of funds for immunization, relating to Dengvaxia.
She also said that Dengvaxia issues have led to significant drop in vaccine confidence leading to measles and polio outbreak in the Philippines.
“Resolving the issue once and for all is aligned to the Doctors for Truth clamor because global history have taught us that any vaccine demonized, usually spreads to include other vaccine preventable diseases and results to outbreaks,” Garin pointed out.
