Controversial Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation executive Krizle Grace Mago on
Tuesday, Sept. 28 vowed to do her best “to continue to cooperate” with the ongoing congressional inquiry into the alleged overpricing of COVID-19 supplies delivered by her firm to government. In a statement...
The House Committee on Good Government on Monday, Sept. 27 voted unanimously to subpoena Krizle Mago, regulatory affairs chief of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, after failing to testify during its inquiry into the reported overpricing of personal protective gears and other anti-COVID-19...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council may have hinted Thursday, Sept. 23 that it has started the “first stage” in determining possible money laundering activities involving Pharmally Pharmaceuticals. House of Representatives plenary This after Quirino Rep. Junie Cua, vice chairman of the House...
A leader of the opposition Makabayan bloc welcomed on Monday, Sept. 20 the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow limited face-to-face classes in 120 schools in the country. STUDENTS Asst. Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. France Castro said the welcome development in the...
Unless Congress gets back the power of the purse, Filipinos may again expect lack of transparency and abbreviated deliberations resulting from the railroaded passage of the national budget. House of Representatives plenary House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat on Friday, Sept. 17 decried as illegal government’s decision to transfer the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Finance. Sugarcane farmers In a press statement, Cabatbat said various farmers...
Congressmen lauded on Thursday, Sept. 16 the decision of the International Criminal Court to conduct a full investigation of the bloody drug war initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that the adage that “crime does not pay” may finally be apply to his case. Drug war deaths Reps. Edcel...
The Quezon City chief legal officer on Wednesday, Sept. 15 slammed Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael Defensor for allegedly launching a “politically motivated smear campaign” against the city government by feeding the media with canard and other misleading information about its aid program...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate urged Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to reconsider its decision to impose another power rate hike, the sixth this year, saying that it is ill-timed as Filipinos are still reeling from the devastating effects of the COVID-19...
Notwithstanding an additional P7.75 billion to its 2022 budget, the Department of the Labor and Employment may still need more funds to address programs for local and overseas Filipino workers suffering the brunt of the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. F615A34A-3A3A-4640-B6B4-2FD7B5D43C7A...
The Office of the President re-aligned P10.33 billion in supposed savings during the height of last year’s COVID-19 pandemic devastation to finance the construction of a port for cruise ships, swimming pool, convention center and a bat cave, among other supposedly non-essential items. Bat Former...
Ombudsman Samuel Martires wants to open to the public the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth submitted by all government officials and personnel, including that of the president, to ensure transparency. Ombudsman Samuel Martires But Martires’ proposal to amend Republic Act 6713 or the...
