From left: BYD Philippines’ Corp. General Manager, Benjamin Zhao; Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital’s Chief of Medical Professional Staff, II Remeo A. Bituin, MD, MHA and Medical Center Chief II, Dr. Esmeraldo T. Ilem; Chinese Embassy Manila, Counselor Xie Yonghui; Mindray Philippines’...
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao has called on the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to reconsider his arrest order and called for a “non-hostile” Senate inquiry into the government’s alleged procurement of overpriced COVID-19 pandemic supplies from Pharmally Pharmaceutical...
The Ayungin Shoal Incident will serve as the backdrop for the Philippines's participation in the ASEAN-China Special Summit on Nov. 22. This, after Malacañang confirmed in a statement on Saturday night, Nov. 20, President Duterte's participation in the event, which would commemorate the 30th...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, Nov 17 scored Daryl Ritchie Valles, who stood as counsel of detained Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation executives Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, for lying about his connection with Malacañang. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, which is...
The head of the Office of the Senate Sergeant-at-arms on Monday disclosed that a brief chase ensued after Mohit Dargani, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation’s corporate secretary and treasurer, tried to evade the arresting team even after they had already cornered him and his sister, company...
Gotcha! The Dargani siblings - Mohit and Twinkle - have been arrested in Davao city following an attempt to leave the Philippines aboard a Lear jet reportedly for Singapore. But Lloyd Christopher Lao, resigned Procurement Service, Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) chief, remained at...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she believes President Duterte is now “feeling the heat” that is why he is now changing his stance on Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. as the Senate blue ribbon committee deepens its probe into the government’s questionable spending during the COVID-19...
Read his lips. Officials of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation should pay the proper taxes or else go to prison for tax evasion, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Nov. 9. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the People” public briefing on November 9, 2021....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday downplayed the filing of a sedition and perjury case against her by an employee of the beleaguered Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. who now allegedly admits to being bribed and ordered to lie by the lawmaker. Hontiveros is referring to the complaint filed before...
"I wouldn't be President Duterte if I were corrupt like you." President Rodrigo Duterte listens to the presentation of his Cabinet members during the "Talk to the People" public briefing on Nov. 2, 2021 (Malacañang photo) This was the Chief Executive's comeback on Wednesday, Nov. 3 , against...
Presidential aspirant Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s hearings on the alleged anomalous transaction between the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation and the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Services (DBM-PS) is already...
Opposition Senator Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan on Monday November 1 pushed anew for the passage of a measure that would give tax perks to Filipino manufacturers of COVID-19 medical supplies, stressing this would ensure adequate supply that are not overpriced and create jobs. ‘’As much as...
