OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo The news about the highest unemployment rate of 8.9 percent for the whole of 2021 came out in the first week of November 2021 but its impact had already resonated with the respondents of Pulse Asia for September 2021.We saw this crystal clear in the...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo Atty. Howard Calleja of 1Sambayan described the political circus prior to Nov. 15 as cirque du freak, circus of freaks. Trying to stretch their flexibility before finalizing their political plan, some politicians actually subvert the spirit of our...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo It is always good for public authorities to check their bearing before continuing their journey. It might be too late to reverse course. We recall almost 10 years ago when inclusive growth became imperative becauseour economic growth, while...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo In Pulse Asia’s latest survey covering quarterly rating from September 2020 to September 2021, the Duterte administration scored the lowest approval in controlling inflation. From September 2020’s rating of 63 percent, controlling inflation slumped to...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo Malampaya tops both Pharmally and Starpay in size and consequence. What is at stake here is not medical gears or cash remittances. It is no less than the Malampaya gas field, an offshore, deep-water gas condensate reservoir in northwest Palawan, discovered...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo Corruption will definitely be a big issue in the May 2022 election. The continuing Senate investigation points to some conspiracy to make big money out of the pandemic. This is not without social cost. Many Filipinos paid for it with their lives because...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo The President’s order preventing his cabinet from attending Senate investigation was no surprise. Every time Pharmally executives and staff open their masked mouths, testimonies accumulate to corroborate possible graft, swindling and plunder. If...
DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Aglipay, chairman of the House Committee on Good Government, disclosed Wednesday, Oct. 6, that the chamber decided to step into the controversy surrounding the alleged overpricing of over billions of pesos in COVID-19 supplies when the name of President Rodrigo Duterte...
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...
An exhibit that highlights hope for a renewed life In our days of isolation due to the health crisis, there are organizations that value the essential role of art continues to play in our lives. In its various expressions, art makes our existence meaningful especially at a time like this pandemic....
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...
