Senators on Thursday, Nov. 4 have agreed to come up with a resolution that seeks to denounce the harassment of resources persons invited to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s inquiry into the anomalous concerning the government’s purchase of COVID-19 pandemic supplies in 2020. Senator Francis...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, Nov. 4 said she is not backing down against her accusers who filed sedition charges against her and her staff before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged bribery, saying she is happy to confront her accusers “before a court of law.” “I am happy to...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Nov. 4 turned the tables on President Duterte saying the chief executive himself has admitted that he is corrupt. Gordon specifically cited the President’s pronouncements during a speeech last June 28, 2017 at the Philippine Chinese Charitable Association...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday, Nov. 4 cited for contempt Lloyd Christopher Lao, a former official at the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS), for avoiding the panel’s ongoing investigation into the national government’s procurement of overpriced...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday, Nov. 4 criticized a Senate colleague for complaining about the lengthy hearings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the alleged overpriced medical supplies that the government bought from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. Though he didn’t name names, Gordon...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday downplayed the filing of a sedition and perjury case against her by an employee of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. who now allegedly admits to being bribed and ordered to lie by the lawmaker. Hontiveros is referring to the complaint filed before...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday branded two executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation “Senate fugitives” after they stopped participating in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s ongoing investigation into the alleged overpriced COVID-19 supplies. Gordon said the actions of...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee on Thursday October 28 asked the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to create a Task Force to investigate a potential P7.56 billion in income taxes due from suppliers of P42 billion worth of COVID 19-related medical supplies through contracts given by the Procurement...
Presidential candidate and incumbent Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has denied he is afraid of facing the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating the Duterte government’s war against illegal drugs. Dela Rosa, standard bearer of the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, Oct. 20 dared the executives and the legal counsel of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation to challenge the Senate blue ribbon committee’s partial report before the Supreme Court. Gordon had earlier disclosed the partial findings of the blue ribbon panel which...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said the government should ban Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group from doing business in the country over its non-payment of income and other taxes after bagging multi-billion contracts with the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement...
Senators on Tuesday grilled Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation officials why they sold medical supplies to the government at a higher price when their items under its price catalog are at a lower cost. Senator Risa Hontiveros, during the continuation of the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing...
