As his tirades against Senator Richard Gordon continue, President Duterte has ordered Solicitor General Jose Calida to ask the Commission on Audit (COA) to immediately start its audit on the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), alleging the presence of corruption in the organization. President Rodrigo...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to investigate the lifting of the moratorium on the opening of casinos in the recently rehabilitated Boracay island and the Duterte administration’s policy of allowing a Chinese company to put-up an integrated casino-resort project in the...
Senators have taken exception to statements from Cabinet members about their ongoing investigation on the government's allegedly overpriced purchases amid the COVID-19 pandemic, maintaining that the Senate has the responsibility of making sure that public funds are spent properly and efficiently....
Former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang is turning out to be the financier in the questionable P8.68-billion deal between the Department of Budget and Management’s procurement services (DBM-PS) and Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Sunday....
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...
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 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...
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...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the Senate to look into the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) inability to properly disburse the funds allocated to it under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2, as well as other delays in the implementation of its major projects. De Lima, in...
