Topic: Coronavirus-pandemic

Mago may have been pressured to retract statement: Hontiveros

Mago may have been pressured to retract statement: Hontiveros

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 05:31 PM

Krizle Grace Mago may have been pressured to retract her admission to the Senate that her employer, Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., 'swindled' the government when they sold supplies to the latter for its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Risa Hontiveros said. Read more »

Mago says 'swindled' statement was made under pressure

Mago says 'swindled' statement was made under pressure

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 03:56 PM

Pharmally executive Krizle Grace Mago said Monday she was pressured when she told a Senate inquiry that their company 'swindled' the government over the changing of certification stickers on face shields purchased by the latter. Read more »

Are regional hospitals buying DBM-procured PPEs?

Are regional hospitals buying DBM-procured PPEs?

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 09:11 PM

Senators on Tuesday questioned the reason local hospitals had supposedly bought personal protective equipment (PPEs) initially procured by a Department of Budget and Management (DBM) office, even if government funds have already been used for the purchase. Read more »

Indonesia schools start cautious reopening

Indonesia schools start cautious reopening

Ajeng Ulfiana and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 05:04 PM

Indonesia's capital Jakarta reopened 600 of its schools on Monday as coronavirus restrictions eased, though a teacher federation urged caution and warned of clusters in classrooms caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant. Read more »

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