News Articles on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

NTF-ELCAC's 2022 budget slashed by P24 billion: Senator

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 08:55 PM

The NTF-ELCAC will suffer a P24 billion budget cut next year following its failure to fully report how it spent P16 billion supposedly to help local villages this year, Senate finance committee chair Sen. Sonny Angara disclosed Tuesday. Read more »

More red flags found in PH government's pandemic deals

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 02 10:55 PM

An advocacy group raised concerns over seemingly overpriced Philippine government contracts for pandemic supplies. Read more »

'PS-DBM had been procuring equipment even before pandemic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 08:06 PM

Former Health Sec. Esperanza Cabral said the PS-DBM has been procuring supplies and medical equipment for the DOH even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

'Like Frankenstein': How powerful is the PS-DBM?

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 10:03 PM

Senator Sonny Angara described PS-DBM as an 'independent republic' and compared it to a monster like Frankenstein. Read more »

Gov't urged to revisit procurement rules as election nears

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 04:29 PM

PPCRV was referring to the requirement for single-largest completed contract (SLCC) similar to the contract to be bid, the value of which the IRR places at at least 50 percent of the approved budget for contract to be bid. Read more »

DOH, Pharmally not yet off the hook in House probe: solon

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 06:44 PM

Neither the DOH nor Pharmally is off the hook in a House committee's probe on government's alleged anomalous purchase of COVID-19 response supplies, a solon said. Read more »

Duterte's defense of Pharmally not a tolerance of corruption - Tolentino

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 03:01 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's defense of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals amid a Senate investigation on the management of COVID-19 funds should not be seen as his tolerance of corruption, an ally said Wednesday. Read more »

DOH automates system to monitor pandemic supply

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 11:21 PM

The DOH is using a new automated system to monitor the purchase and inventories of COVID-19-related supplies, its spokesperson said Friday. Read more »

Diwa rep sees nothing wrong with Pharmally-gov't deal

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 01:17 PM

Procurement laws were waived when government signed now-contorversial deals with Pharmally, a lawmaker said. Read more »

Senators question 4 pct markup by PS-DBM

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:05 PM

Senators questioned why the PS-DBM charges a 4 percent markup for supplies it buys for other government agencies. Read more »

Special audit of PS-DBM deals with Pharmally sought

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 08:56 AM

Senator Franklin Drilon on Monday called for a special audit on the multibillion-peso deals between the PS-DBM and Pharmally. Read more »

PH welcomes 961,000 new Moderna vaccine doses

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 12:31 AM

The delivery on Saturday is part of the 2 million expected Moderna vaccine arrivals this month. Read more »

House hearing sa 'overpriced medical supplies' pinuri ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 08:02 PM

Pinuri ni Pangulong Duterte ang pagdinig ng komite sa Kamara sa umano'y mahal na COVID-19 medical supplies. Read more »

DOJ issues immigration lookout order vs Michael Yang

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 08:29 PM

An immigration lookout bulletin order has been issued against former presidential adviser Michael Yang, DOJ Sec. Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday. Read more »

Solon flags DILG, BFP for 'parked funds' in PS-DBM, PITC

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 04:00 PM

The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) is under Congress scrutiny anew. Read more »

DOH: No more pandemic fund transfers to PS-DBM in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 03:46 PM

Duque's commitment came after the senators exposed alleged irregularities in the previous procurement of personal protective equipment through the PS-DBM. Read more »

Hontiveros: 2 top Pharmally officials allegedly wanted in Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 05:31 PM

Two top officials of Pharmally are allegedly wanted for fraud, embezzlement, and stock manipulation in Taiwan, an opposition senator said Wednesday. Read more »

Tax expert says Pharmally deals with DBM ‘suspicious’

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 05:07 PM

Mon Abrea, a BIR consultant, said he finds it suspicious how a company barely a year old was able to bid for billion-peso contracts. Read more »

What is Pharmally Pharmaceuticals? Who controls it?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 02:14 PM

Based on SEC documents, Pharmally was registered on Sept. 4, 2019. That year, it had zero sales and a net loss of P25,550. But in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, Pharmally's sales skyrocketed to nearly P7.5 billion pesos. Read more »

Senate to tap NBI, BI to locate Pharmally execs: Drilon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 10:46 PM

The Senate tried to serve a subpoena to Pharmally officials living in a condominium in Taguig, but apparently the units have been vacant since 2018. Read more »