Former budget and management undersecretary Christopher Lao on Tuesday accused the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee of being hostile as senators questioned him about his application for the Overall Deputy Ombudsman post. At the continuation of the panel’s investigation into the alleged overpriced...
The executive department has no authority to prohibit private individuals from attending the Senate's investigation on the alleged anomalies in the government's procurement of COVID-19 supplies, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Wednesday, September 15. Senate President Vicente Sotto III...
The Commission on Audit on Wednesday, Sept. 15 cleared the air on the controversy surrounding the reported overpricing of billions of pesos worth of face masks and face shields procured by government, declaring that there was no finding of “overpricing” when it audited the Procurement...
Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao on Monday, Sept. 13, maintained that he exercised due diligence in selecting contractors for the Department of Health's (DOH) supply requirements for COVID-19 response. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao addresses issues related to...
It appears to Vice President Leni Robredo that President Duterte is “coddling” government officials who are involved in allegations of corruption. Vice President Leni Robredo (BISErbisyong Leni/Facebook) Speaking on her Sunday radio show, Robredo lamented that instead of investigating these...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, September 8, accused President Duterte of covering up the alleged overpricing in the government's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other equipment amid the pandemic President Duterte and Senator Senator Richard Gordon (File photos) "...
Vice President Leni Robredo is questioning the integrity of President Duterte’s supposed anti-corruption drive amid the possibility of premeditated plunder in his administration involving billions worth dubiously purchased medical supplies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 5, dismissed Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque’s revelation on the personal protective equipment (PPE) sets purchased during the Aquino administration, saying this was “a lame attempt” to divert the issues from the P8.7 billion worth of...
The six presidential appointees to the Philippine Red Cross may have already exceeded their term of office as members and officers of the board of the humanitarian non-government organization. Atty. Larry Gadon2 Anti-corruption advocate lawyer Larry Gadon said President Rodrigo Duterte should now...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was the one who committed the “original sin” in the procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in 2020 since he authorized the transfer of the P42-billion to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, Sept. 2 said sees Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and former budget undersecretary Christopher Lao as the officials who are primarily culpable for the “planned plunder’ in the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go may face a Senate ethics committee investigation for his alleged links to former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) undersecretary Christopher Lao who is being tagged to the alleged overpricing of personal protective equipment (PPEs). Senator Richard Gordon,...
