The Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS) is an organization independent from the agency proper. President Rodrigo Duterte Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado shake hands following the latter's oath-taking ceremony in Malacañang on August 5, 2019. (Malacañang) This was...
There may have been a collusion or lack of due diligence by former Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) chief Lloyd Christopher Lao in awarding a multibillion-peso contract involving face masks, face shields, test kits and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to a newly...
Senator Panfilo Lacson questioned on Friday, August 27, the claim that the high demand for face shields prompted the government's allegedly overpriced procurement of the protective wear in 2020. Senator Panfilo Lacson during the Senate Committee of the Whole's inquiry January 15, 2021, on the...
Former Budget Undersecretary Christopher Lao conceded on Friday, August 27, that there might be negligence in the government's purchase of allegedly overpriced face masks and face shields at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak last year. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao attends the...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Friday, August 27, defended the Upper Chamber from President Duterte's tirades about their investigations. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Senate PRIB) Sotto corrected Duterte who, in his pre-recorded speech aired Thursday night, told the public not...
The bill seeking to amend provisions in the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (PDIC) Charter is now up for Senate plenary discussions. Senator Sonny Angara, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, on Wednesday night (Aug. 25), has sponsored Committee Report No. 287 on Senate Bill No....
President Duterte’s economic mangers said the economy will return to pre-pandemic levels within the next two-years, reassuring Congress that the country has the capacity for a rapid expansion pace. (JANSEN ROMERO : MANILA BULLETIN) During the House Committee on Appropriations’ deliberations on...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Thursday, Aug. 26, said she finds it necessary for former Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado to face the next Senate blue ribbon committee hearing to shed light on some issues hounding the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)’s procurement services or DBM-PS....
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III and former Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) head Christopher Lloyd Lao on Wednesday, August 25, maintained that the transfer of some P42 billion of pandemic response funds flagged by state auditors was above...
Hidilyn Diaz (AFP) Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz thinks that one likely solution to have weightlifting competitions in the 2024 Paris Olympics is for it to be organized by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). Diaz said that as an athlete, she is clueless on the fate of the...
The House Committee on Health on Tuesday, August 24 called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to review and possibly suspend its controversial circular that calls for a temporary suspension of claims payment for hospitals who would be found having fraudulent claims. This was...
Contrary to the grim scenario painted by its officials about the 2020 financial condition of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, the Philhealth is still awash with cash and can easily pay the P28 billion it allegedly owes hospitals and medical health facilities. Philhealth logo This was...
