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Ombudsman orders filing of graft charges vs former PS-DBM, Pharmally officials

THE Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges before the Sandiganbayan against former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao, two other former budget officials—one of them later becoming the overall deputy ombudsman—and several Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation for allegedly conspiring to…

President Duterte has brushed aside the recommendations of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee on the government’s allegedly overpriced COVID-19 supply contracts, but maintained that his administration would not do anything that would jeopardize the trust of the people.

Malacañang deferred comment on the Senate Blue Ribbon committee's recommendations on the government's allegedly overpriced pandemic supply deals but insisted that the Chief Executive is not protecting anyone involved in the transactions.

The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Thursday declared there was no overpricing in the purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment for Covid-19 response by the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) and recommended the filing of syndicated estafa against the officials of…