The Commission on Audit may still conduct a fraud audit of the reported overpricing of billions of pesos worth of face masks and face shields if sought by citizens or requested by any agency. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c Former Commission on Audit Chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan aired...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) should now act to freeze the assets of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.’s executives following revelations in the ongoing Senate investigation into the P11.5-billion worth of questionable contracts with the Duterte government, Senator Leila de Lima said....
The Commission on Audit (COA) and the Office of the Ombudsman should start conducting its own investigation into the multi-billion deals between the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. amid revelations of anomalies in the awarding...
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, September 18, expressed his support for Senator Richard Gordon and the Senate's ongoing inquiry into the government's purchase of COVID-19 supplies. In this file photo taken September 11, 2017, Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Senator Richard Gordon (right)...
Senators raised suspicions Friday, September 17, over the donations made by Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, the newly-registered firm given over ₱8.6 billion in contracts for the purchase of COVID-19 supplies, to the government in 2020. At the 7th hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon...
A business partner of former presidential adviser Michael Yang has denied her links to the foreign company which bagged over P8.6 billion of deals from the government for the purchase of COVID-19 supplies. Senator Risa Hontiveros (left) quizzes Rose Nono Lin (right) on her ties with former...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, September 17, pressed an executive of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation to reveal to the Senate Blue Ribbon committee who ordered the allegedly irregular delivery of millions of face masks. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) In the...
The swift delivery and distribution of personal protective equipment, face shields and face mask last year caused the significant reduction of COVID-19 deaths and ailments among the country’s medical frontliners, Health Secretary Francisco Duque has told the House of Representatives. Secretary...
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...
Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s ability to corner multi-billion transactions with the government despite incomplete documents and a paid-up capital of only P625,000 speaks of the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS) gross negligence and or complicity,...
The Senate will remain independent and continue with its mandate in ensuring proper use of public funds, even as the executive department would refuse to cooperate in its proceedings. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of the third regular session of the...
