The opposition Makabayan bloc is seeking a congressional investigation into the procurement of “overpriced” and “outdated” laptops for teachers by the Department of Education (DepEd).
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Under House Resolution No. 189, the Makabayan bloc, composed of the Kabataan Party-list, Ga
Senator Richard Gordon on Friday said the Filipino people got shortchanged after the draft committee report on the questionable procurement of alleged overpriced Covid-19 supplies by the government with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation failed to get the approval of the Senate. Gordon, chairm
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday said she hopes that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee report on the alleged anomalous procurement of Covid-19 supplies by the government with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation would be sponsored and adopted before the 18th Congress adjourns next week.
Senator Richard Gordon (File photo) MANILA - Senator Richard Gordon said Thursday he is not surprised by the request of Pharmally executives Linconn Ong and Mohit Dargani for them to be released from detention. Ong and Dargani have been detained in Pasay City jail upon the order of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by Gordon who cited them for contempt. Through a letter recently sent to Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Dargani appealed to grant their release as their families also asked the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate the alleged human rights violations committed against them by the Senate. Gordon said Dargani and Ong have even lobbied to some of his fellow senators, high-ranking officials, and persons close to the lawmaker to release them from detention. He clarified that Dargani and Ong were not detained simply because it was the liking of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. "Only clear violators of the Rules are subject to contempt: lying before the
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