The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of three counts of graft charges against former Department of Budget and Management
Undersecretary Christopher Lao, two other former DBM executives, and Pharmally officials in connection with the government’s purchase of P4 billion worth of RT-PCR test kits.
The Ombudsman said Pharmally got the huge P4 billion government contract even if its paid up capital is only P625,000. In response to the Ombudsman’s decision, the camp of Pharmally officials maintained that they are not liable for graft or any form of corruption. Hontiveros said this is an important step toward exacting accountability and justice against those behind this “deplorable wastage of government funds while Filipinos are suffering from a global pandemic.” The findings of the Office of the Ombudsman also validated the initial draft of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Report last year, also recommending the filing of charges against executive officials tagged in the anomalous transaction for pandemic supplies.
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