Tip of the iceberg? Lacson bares ‘syndicate’ behind Pharmally’s supply contract
Tip of the iceberg? Lacson bares ‘syndicate’ behind Pharmally’s supply contract MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday bared that there’s a supposed syndicate behind Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., the company that bagged billions worth of government deals to procure COVID-19-related medical supplies for health workers. Lacson said a witness has expressed intent to cooperate with the Senate’s investigation on the controversial procurement of allegedly “overpriced” personal protective equipment, face masks and shields made by the Department of Budget and Management – Procurement Service (DBM-PS) on behalf of the Department of Health (DOH). “Definitely, merong syndicate. Or apparently, sabihin natin, meron talagang sindikatong involved. You’ll be surprised, we are working on something that could further open up itong kaso ng Pharmally,” Lacson said in an interview over ABS-CBN News Channel. (Definitely, there’s a syndicate. Or apparently, let’s say there’s a...