Chief Public Attorney Persida Acosta cried foul over accusations that she is the one to be blamed on the current dengue epidemic in the country.
Acosta along with PAO Forensic Expert Erwin Erfe rallied behind parents who alllegedly lost their children due to the controversial dengue vaccine – Dengvaxia.
The cases and series of investigations on the vaccine prompted the government to stop the dengue vaccine roll out.
“Bakit ako sinisisi nila sa dengue outbreak? Ako ba ‘yung lamok? Ako ba ‘yung virus,” Acosta said.
The lawyer has been the subject of criticism for meddling in a medical issue.
“Nagdadadiagnose raw ako, hindi ko sinabi kailanman na Doctor of Medicine ako. Sinasabi ko lang ang diagnosis/findings ng autopsy ng mga doktor,” she added.
The Health Department has declared a National Dengue Epidemic to intensify its actions against the disease.
Records show that dengue cases in the Philippines are reaching almost 200,000 reported cases.
The dengue epidemic also killed close to 800 individuals.
