Pharmally sweetheart deal warrants probe | Inquirer Opinion

Pharmally sweetheart deal warrants probe

/ 04:02 AM September 27, 2021

Congressmen said the Senate blue ribbon committee’s investigation of the transfer of COVID-19 funds from the Department of Health to the Department of Budget and Management is meant to destroy the President.

Far from it. The President himself said he requested Michael Yang, a Chinese national and a long-time Davao businessman, to help Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., a newly organized trading company with a capital of only P625,000 and with no track record. The award of the P8.7 billion contract to Pharmally is a sweetheart deal. One who has P42 billion will not even think of talking to a new entity with only P625,000 capital, no declared income, and no track record.

The award to Pharmally is grossly disadvantageous to the government; it calls for a thorough investigation for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

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In a similar situation, Malacañang would say: “If they have nothing to hide, they should let the hearings continue.”

Jose J. Ferrer, Jr., [email protected]

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