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The Senate Blue Ribbon committee on Thursday, Jan. 27 issued arrest warrants for six persons linked to the alleged multi-billion-peso contracts of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation to deliver COVID-related medical supplies that appeared to be ‘’ghost deliveries.’’ Senator Richard J, Gordon, comm
“Maglalabas na kami ng preliminary report sa Lunes. Bato-bato sa langit ang matamaan ‘wag magagalit at umaasa ako na ang mga senador ay pipirma,” Gordon said during the 18th hearing into the alleged questionable transactions entered into by the Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (PS-DBM) in 2020.
Sen. Richard Gordon said that the arrest orders are "not a punishment", but rather, a show of assertion to people who do not follow the process.
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee issues the arrest order for the five individuals to compel them to attend the next hearing as they were absent in today's probe.
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will release on Jan. 31 the preliminary report on its probe into the alleged anomalous government purchase of COVID-19 medical supplies.