Krizle Grace Mago, an incorporator and former regulatory officer of embattled Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation, on Monday, Oct. 4 retracted her statement in admitting before the Senate that the firm had “swindled” government, stressing that it was a “pressured response” to a question...
The House Committee on Good Government held on Monday, Oct. 4 its last hearing on the motu propio inquiry into allegations of overpricing of medical supplies procured by government amid allegations that it has been bias in favor of state agencies and the embattled supplier, Pharmally...
Krizle Mago, a pharmaceutical firm executive who went missing after testifying in the Senate against her own company, will testify again in a legislative inquiry but this time before members of the House of Representatives on Oct. 4, Monday. Krizle Mago, Pharmally executive Mago is now under the...
Actors Jomari Yllana and Vandolph Quizon are seeking reelection as councilors in the first district of Paranaque City for the May 2022 elections. Yllana, who rose fame as one the members of 1990’s teen group “Gwapings,” and Vandolph, son of the late comedian Dolphy and actress Alma Moreno,...
“Missing” Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp. executive Krizle Grace Mago was placed under “protective custody’ of the House of Representatives after presenting herself by her lonesome before the chamber’s sergeant-at-arms at around 6:30 pm on Friday, Oct. 1. Pharmally executive Krizle Mago...
Reelectionist Pangasinan Fourth District Rep. Christopher de Venecia filed his certificate of candidacy for a third term of office as Congressman today, October 1, before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Pangasinan. “I am seeking reelection for a third term to sustain and continue our...
Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
By Aaron Dioquino The Team Aksyon at Malasakit announced on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that Rep. Dale "Along" Malapitan will be their candidate for mayor of Caloocan City in the 2022 elections. CALOOCAN PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Malapitan declared his candidacy, saying he will continue and surpass his...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to protest China’s latest alarming activities in the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (DFA) Locsin’s order came a day after Muntinlupa Representative Rozzano...
Still smarting from accusations that it spent billions of pesos in public funds for overpriced COVID-19 supplies, the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management was assailed anew for hoarding P5.53 billion allocated by government for the purchase of learning materials. Rep. France...
Probinsyano Ako Partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” C. Singson Jr. on Tuesday, Sept. 28 sought an additional P7 billion or more for the Department of Labor and Employment on the eve of the plenary deliberations for the agency’s 2022 budget. F615A34A-3A3A-4640-B6B4-2FD7B5D43C7A Singson said the...
The LIberal Party and the Nacionalista Party, the oldest political parties in the country, are losing key men in the House of Representatives who have reportedly joined other groups as the filing of candidacies for all elective posts nears. Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Newly-revived Aksyon Demokratiko...
