Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said the government should suspend any unpaid obligations it has with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation following the disclosure of a witness who said substandard face shields were delivered to the Department of Health (DOH). Angara pointed out this was validated...
A Department of Health (DOH) official on Tuesday confirmed that there were nearly 8,000 COVID-19 tests kits procured by the DOH and the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS) that had expired. DOH Assistant Secretary Nestor Santiago confirmed this after he was asked by...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday disclosed that an executive of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. had worked as a special assistant to former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang. Showing a LinkedIn profile, Hontiveros revealed Mohit Dargani, a Pharmally executive, had labeled himself as a...
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday hit back at President Duterte saying he is not afraid of the chief executive’s attempts to destroy him over the Senate blue ribbon committee’s investigation into the alleged anomalies in the government’s procurement of COVID-19 pandemic supplies that they...
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...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, August 29, criticized the government’s P8.6-billion deal with Pharmally Pharma, a newly registered pharmaceutical company with links to President Duterte’s ex-economic adviser Michael Yang that sold overpriced medical supplies amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
Royal Cargo Inc. (RCI), the country’s largest integrated logistics company, is investing P1.4 billion to expand its pharmaceutical logistics facility in a five-hectare lot in Laguna in anticipation of the growing capacity requirement. RCI Chairman Michael Raeuber revealed the new investment at...
The Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI), central procurement arm for all government agencies in the importation of drugs and medicines, has been absorbing huge losses in the past 14 years and was apparently untapped in the multi-billion importation of vaccines and vital pharmaceuticals needed...
The Quezon City government scrapped on Tuesday its contract with Zuellig Pharma Corporation for COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking services due to technical difficulties experienced by residents using its eZConsult website. It said it would also seek damages from the company due to "delays,...
Zuellig Pharma Corp., the company that handles Quezon City's online vaccination appointment services, said Thursday that works to upgrade its system are already ongoing after the local government eyed terminating its contract with them following its alleged failure to provide efficient services....
The local government of Quezon City is "seriously considering terminating" its contract with a pharmaceutical company that offers online medical consultation and vaccination booking in the city, following complaints of "total or partial technical difficulties" from residents who used the service....
The Board of Investments (BOI) is eyeing some Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturers to look at the Philippines as a viable location for their expansion and exports to ASEAN countries. BOI Managing Head Ceferino Rodolfo, who is also undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, made...
