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JUST IN: House committee recommends the filing of syndicated estafa vs. 6 officials of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. over the purchase of COVID-19 supplies | @xianneangel

@xianneangel The recommendation was announced by House Committee on Good Government Chairman Rep. Mike Aglipay | @xianneangel

@xianneangel The officials whom the panel recommended to be charged are: Pharmally President Huang Tzu Yen, Director Linconn Ong, siblings Mohit and Twinkle Dargani, Justine Garado and Krizle Grace Mago | @xianneangel

@xianneangel Rep. Aglipay, however, says the House committee found there was no overpricing in PS-DBM’s purchase of COVID-19 supplies on DOH’s behalf | @xianneangel

@xianneangel The House panel found that the procedures undertaken by PS-DBM to procure COVID-19 supplies were consistent with applicable rules and regulations.

Rep. Aglipay says there's nothing irregular in what PS-DBM did | @xianneangel

@xianneangel The panel, however, recommended the filing of charges for falsification of public documents against Jorge Mendoza and Mervin Ian Tanquitic of DBM Procurement Service for signing inspection documents for COVID-19 supplies before the items were delivered from China | @xianneangel

@xianneangel Rep. Aglipay says there was insufficient evidence to recommend filing of charges vs. former presidential economic adviser Michael Yang and ex-DBM USec. Lloyd Christopher Lao: The evidence does not warrant or is not enough for the case to hold | @xianneangel

@xianneangel Both Michael Yang and ex-DBM USec. Lloyd Christopher Lao were tagged in issues surrounding the government's purchase of COVID-19 supplies.

President Duterte has defended them from allegations of wrongdoing | @xianneangel

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