For former senator Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito, President Duterte should not be taking the cudgels for his men amid the Senate's ongoing investigation on the alleged irregularities in the government's purchases for COVID-19 response. Former Senator JV Ejercito (Cesar Tomambo/Senate PRIB) Ejercito...
President Duterte continued to play hardball with the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee as he announced the issuance of a memorandum enforcing his earlier pronouncement to personally clear invites for his Cabinet members to attend the panel’s hearings. President Rodrigo Duterte signs the memorandum...
Senator Richard Gordon welcomed on Monday, October 4, calls for government officials to cooperate with the Senate's ongoing probe into the procurement of medical supplies and equipment for the country’s COVID-19 response. Senator Richard Gordon (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Gordon, who chairs the...
Opposition Senator Leila De Lima on Monday, Oct. 4 chided President Duterte for ordering members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ignore the Senate’s subpoenas in its inquiry into the government’s procurement of overpriced COVID-19...
Malacañang said members of the Duterte Cabinet do not mind attending the Senate's hearings on the government's controversial deal with pharmaceutical firm Pharmally, saying they have nothing to hide. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Krizle Grace Mago, an incorporator and former regulatory officer of embattled Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation, on Monday, Oct. 4 retracted her statement in admitting before the Senate that the firm had “swindled” government, stressing that it was a “pressured response” to a question...
Two Senate panels have pushed for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize benefits for individuals who have been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Senator Pia Cayetano (Office of Senator Cayetano) Senator Pia Cayetano recently sponsored bill Senate Bill No....
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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, Oct. 4 commended the Department of Health (DOH) for suspending its transactions with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation following the testimony of a company official who admitted to tampering the manufacturing dates of face shields procured from the firm. The...
The spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, October 3, said it’s important that both upper and lower chambers ensure their integrity and the protection of the Constitution as they continue investigating the anomalous contracts entered into by the government with Pharmally, a small...
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday, Oct 3, called on the public to be vigilant against the proliferation of fake news and clickbait headlines that are fomenting disinformation to muddle and deflect the people’s attention away from the Senate’s investigation into the alleged overpriced COVID-19...
Commission on Elections (MANILA BULLETIN) Fewer senatorial and partylist aspirants have filed their bids for national posts in the May 2022 elections on Saturday, Oct. 2. Senate race On the second day of the filing of candidacy for the Senate race, five senatorial hopefuls have filed their...
