Senator Richard Gordon does not want the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to undergo audit because he is "afraid" of having his "offenses" exposed. President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Senator Richard Gordon (Photos from Malacañang, MANILA BULLETIN) President Duterte came up with this conclusion as he...
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...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, Sept. 7 questioned President Duterte on his supposed “direct engagement” with an official of Pharmally International, the head agency of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. which is now being investigated by the Senate blue ribbon committee. Hontiveros noted there...
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...
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....
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has moved for the issuance of an arrest warrant against Michael Yang for refusing to attend its probe on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 response funds. President Duterte and Philippine Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon (File...
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....
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has appealed to lawmakers to pursue its investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) utilization of its COVID-19 funds, but without hampering the government’s pandemic response efforts. “Ngayon, nasa public health emergency...
Senators will not be deterred by President Duterte's statements that they should not be investigating ongoing programs of government. Senate President Vicente Sotto III bangs the gavel signifying the start of the plenary session on November 24, 2020.(Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB) "The Senate is...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Thursday, September 2, that he is willing to reach out to President Duterte about the latter's displeasure on the upper chamber's investigation on the Department of Health's (DOH) disbursement of COVID-19 funds. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III...
Government agencies should not be afraid of being called out by the Commission on Audit (COA) if they did nothing wrong or had no intention of doing so. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on COVID-19 vaccination program on July 12, 2021. (Screenshot courtesy of RTVM livestream)...
