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'Monologue': Gordon trends online as netizens hit handling of Dengvaxia hearing

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<p>Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday was among the top trending topics on Twitter as netizens slammed how he steered Dengvaxia discussions during the joint hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon and Health and Demography committees.</p><p>Several netizens complained how the hearing dragged on for nearly 7 hours, with Gordon monopolizing the discussions and cutting off key resource persons including former president Benigno Aquino III, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, and former Health Secretary Janette Garin.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It seems like, for Sen. Gordon, time is more precious than clarifications. What is the point of this hearing if he doesn&#x27;t want people to finish talking?</p>— AJ Tuason (@143AJTuason) <a href="https://twitter.com/143AJTuason/status/941191645629841409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sen. Gordon must&#x27;ve had failed his English Comprehension class. And he is also running his own show. Understand and let other senators speak. Your name suits you, you Dick.</p>— Jed (@jediw0w) <a href="https://twitter.com/jediw0w/status/941190687277563904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">You know it&#x27;s a Gordon hearing kasi puro si Gordon lang maririnig mo.</p>— Patrick Razo (@seanpatrickrazo) <a href="https://twitter.com/seanpatrickrazo/status/941221714767122432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">heard some of the discussions on the Dengue vaccine at the senate. Sen Dick Gordon is such a big dick - very impolite, arrogant and too full of himself. the hearing was confusing because of him</p>— WhatAWasteofAdMoney (@wawam) <a href="https://twitter.com/wawam/status/941194346623156224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thank God that&#x27;s over!<br/>Senate Monologue by Dick Gordon with matching accent! My ears, they bleed!</p>— Miss Maggie (@MiaMagdalena) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiaMagdalena/status/941222503313059840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The hearing on the alleged &quot;hasty&quot; procurement of Dengvaxia vaccines started at around 10 a.m.. Three and a half hours later, some senators left the hearing as Gordon continued to dominate discussions.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/12/14/17/why-use-savings-for-dengvaxia-program-aquino-explains">WATCH: Why use savings for Dengvaxia program? Aquino explains</a></li></ul><p>Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon echoed online jeers as he deliberately asked Gordon if other senators can ask their own questions.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m the chairman,&quot; Gordon told Drilon.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sen Franklin Drilon to Sen Gordon: Can we also ask our own question. Please Mr Cruz (of VACC) you have your time.<br/><br/>Sen Gordon: I’m the chairman<br/><br/>3 1/2 hours after, Gordon still asking most of the questions. Half of the senators already left the hearing. <a href="https://twitter.com/ANCALERTS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANCALERTS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a></p>— sherrie ann torres (@sherieanntorres) <a href="https://twitter.com/sherieanntorres/status/941181269240578048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Senator JV Ejercito who co-chaired the hearing did not have his fair share of time during the joint Senate probe.</p><p>Meantime, a netizen congratulated resource persons for keeping their composure amid Gordon&#x27;s &quot;badgering.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Good suggestions for legislation were generated during the dengue vaccine hearing. But this was in spite of Sen Gordon, badgering foghorn of Manila, who starts from the position that everyone is lying. Congrats to the resource people for being non-political &amp; forthright.</p>— JoeAm (@societyofhonor) <a href="https://twitter.com/societyofhonor/status/940145330477088769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Despite his supposed &quot;one-man show,&quot; some netizens also appreciated the Gordon&#x27;s passion during the Dengvaxia probe.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I like Sen. Gordon&#x27;s passion but not his arrogance and high handedness.</p>— Teddy Casiño (@teddycasino) <a href="https://twitter.com/teddycasino/status/941211881531891712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Currently watching:<br/>Senate probe on dengue vaccine program<br/><br/>Controversies are already unfolding. Left and right ang turuan. Dr. Garin is currently being grilled.<br/><br/>Kudos to Sen. Gordon for being the rational chair of the committee.</p>— Dr Bee 🐝 (@Bottom_MD) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bottom_MD/status/941200550728626176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday was among the top trending topics on Twitter as netizens slammed how he steered Dengvaxia discussions during the joint hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon and Health and Demography committees.</p>

Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday was among the top trending topics on Twitter as netizens slammed how he steered Dengvaxia discussions during the joint hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon and Health and Demography committees.