PHSeveral business groups and academic institutions have called on public officials to cooperate in the ongoing investigation over the billions worth of medical supplies procured from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation.
In a joint statement, the groups said the Filipino people deserve a “full and fair” accounting of how public funds were spent to aid in the country’s ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The allegations, testimonies, and documents provided regarding the use of public funds meant to acquire items to minimize the use of public funds meant to acquire items to minimize the threat to the lives of our citizens occasioned by the pandemic are very sobering,” the statement read.
“If true, the context would make the wrongdoing particularly onerous and deserving of the full force of sanctions on its perpetrators that our justice system provides,” it added.
The joint statement was signed by the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference, the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, the Investment Houses Association of the Philippines, the Judicial Reform Initiative, the Management Association of the Philippines, the Makati Business Club, and the Shareholders Association of the Philippines.
It was also signed by the Ateneo de Manila University, the Ateneo de Naga University, the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan, De La Salle University, and De La Salle Philippines.
“We call on parties to pursue and cooperate with this investigation to the fullest extent allowed by law. We call on lawmakers, members of the executive department, constitutional commissions and, if they are brought in, members of the judiciary to conduct their proceedings with integrity, transparency and respect, and in compliance with our laws and established procedures,” the groups said.
Community-led groups have You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the 2020 earnings report of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., including the potential under-declaration of value-added tax involving P402.2-million worth of purchases and its insufficient contracting capacity, among others.
President Rodrigo Duterte last month You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. before they attend the Senate investigation into the matter.
In previous Senate hearings, an official of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals — Krizle Grace Mago — You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. of the face shields delivered to the Department of Health (DOH).
Mago has since been taken under protective custody by the House of Representatives, and has since recanted her testimony before the Senate, saying that her testimony was a “pressured response.” — DVM, GMA News
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