Former presidential adviser and businessman Michael Yang on Friday, September 10, was present before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's inquiry on the alleged overpricing in the government's procurement of medical supplies during the pandemic. Former presidential adviser and businessman Michael...
Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, September 8, accused President Duterte of covering up the alleged overpricing in the government's procurement of personal protective equipment (PPEs) and other equipment amid the pandemic President Duterte and Senator Senator Richard Gordon (File photos) "...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that there were no "double payments" to the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. "In response to the allegations that the Department of Health paid...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday, September 8, pushed for a "Buy Filipino" provision in the 2022 national budget to make sure that the government would prioritize local products over foreign-made supplies in its procurements. In this file photo, Senate President Pro Tempore...
The camp of Michael Yang said on Tuesday, September 7, that the former presidential adviser will be attending the Senate Blue Ribbon's next hearing on the allegedly overpriced procurements of COVID-19 supplies and equipment by the government. President Duterte signs a copy of his portrait for...
As new coronavirus variants continue to emerge, President Duterte’s economic team believes that the COVID-19 illness may become a persistent infection that Filipinos should learn how to live with. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez The economic managers, composed of heads of the Department of...
A local manufacturer of medical-grade face masks on Tuesday, September 7, admitted incurring financial losses from its contract with Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (DBM-PS), after it was told to trim their prices from what was agreed in their award. (Jansen Romero / FILE...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday called for the abolition of the Philippine International Trade Corporation (PITC) and the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) to prevent government agencies from developing a bad habit of parking funds within these two agencies....
House Deputy Minority leader Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, September 4, scored the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for still having more than P4.1 billion worth of funds “parked” at the Philippine International Trading...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go has urged all those who have been summoned to appear in the continuing Senate Blue Ribbon Committee inquiry into the use of COVID-19 funding to come forward and face the investigation, saying that if they have nothing to hide, they have nothing to fear....
Vice President Leni Robredo is questioning the integrity of President Duterte’s supposed anti-corruption drive amid the possibility of premeditated plunder in his administration involving billions worth dubiously purchased medical supplies during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice...
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...
