Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the issue surrounding the government's procured coronavirus (COVID-19) supplies could have been avoided if only the Senate read the weekly report submitted by the Executive Department to the Legislative. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File...
As his crusade against senators involved in the probe on the government's purchase of alleged overpriced coronavirus (COVID-19) supplies continues, President Duterte now turned his attention to opposition Senator Franklin Drilon and asked him to explain his connection with incarcerated...
Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, admitted that he was hurt by the Senate's ongoing investigation on the procurement of allegedly overpriced pandemic supplies and equipment, saying they were pre-judged and their reputation were...
What good has the Senate done to the country anyway? President Duterte presides over the pre-recorded "Talk to the People" press briefing that was aired Wednesday morning, Sept. 8, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) Such was the question that President Duterte left on the minds on the public from...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, Sept. 7 asked the National Task Force for COVID-19 why it used C-130 planes to transport the personal protective equipment (PPEs) the government supposedly purchased from Pharmally, a private firm. At the continuation of the Senate blue ribbon...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has once again claimed that the Duterte administration's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) last year was above-board. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque unveils his "props" during his virtual press briefing on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021...
Senator Franklin Drilon on Sunday vowed to look into the tax records and liabilities of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which bagged multi-billion deals from the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement service (DBM-PS) during the stint of former undersecretary Christopher Lao. Citing red...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that the so-called "Davao mafia" has been involved in government corruption long before the issue of mishandled coronavirus disease (COVID-19) funds came to light. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) Trillanes made the...
President Duterte said that his government will answer the accusations on how they handled the coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts amid questions about how the funds were spent. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement amid the Senate's probe on the purchase of allegedly...
"'Di kita stan (You're not my stan)." This was Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque's response to opposition Senator Franklin Drilon after the latter labeled him a "troll" for asking him to explain the previous Aquino administration's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth at least...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque clarified that he never accused the previous Aquino administration of buying overpriced personal protective equipment (PPEs), saying he was merely pointing out that the PPEs purchased by the current government were not overpriced. Presidential spokesperson Harry...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III was the one who committed the “original sin” in the procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in 2020 since he authorized the transfer of the P42-billion to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
