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Thu. Sep 19th, 2024
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Car And Motorcycle DamagedUrban area worth nearly 3 billion USD to be built in Dong NaiMan Killed In 10-vehicle Pile-up In SerembanHanoi fair spotlights supporting industriesKLIA Immigration Officers Banned From Using Mobile Phones While On Duty – Azam BakiVietnam climbs one place in UN e-government indexKelantan Monitoring Movements Of GISBH, Ready To Cooperate With Police – ExcoAutomobile sales in Vietnam down 13% in AugustRM800,000 Cash Seized From Immigration Officers In ‘Counter Setting’ SyndicateHCM City hosts int’l printing & packaging industry exhibitionKing’s Personal Medical Team Extends Helping Hand To Road Crash VictimsASEAN, Mekong River Commission discuss water securityHuge Waves: Penang Restaurant Owners Suffer Losses Up To RM200,000Governors, mayors of ASEAN capitals meet in VientianeCPO Futures Snap Three-day Losing Streak To End HigherVietnam attends major travel fair in FranceParty Central Committee kicks off 10th plenumCAAM Must Strengthen Capabilities To Tackle Global Aviation Challenges – HasbiMyEG Rises 8.6 Pct In Early TradeStatement On Suspension Of Perlis PAS Info Chief Is Fake – TakiyuddinToo Early, Immature For PN To Reject Draft MOU For MP Allocation – AnalystsMahkota Polls: Syed Hussien Confident In Support But Cautious Of OppositionCGF Delighted As Glasgow Gets Green Light To Host 2026 Commonwealth GamesNo Issues If Harimau Malaya Plans To ‘Operate Independently’ – AFCChina Open: Kian Meng-Pei Jing Enter Second RoundSeveral Potential Medal Sports Set To Reinstated at 2025 Thailand SEA GamesATBC: Muhammad Rafiq Strikes Gold As Malaysians Sweep All Men’s Singles MedalsJDT, Selangor, T’ganu, KL Allowed To Have 12 Foreign Players – MFLKLSCM 2024 Attracts Record 42,000 ParticipantsACLE: JDT Let Go Of Lead Twice In Draw With Shanghai Port FCAsian Beach Sepak Takraw C’ships Opening Ceremony Postponed – ASTAFAirbus Expansion In Malaysia Offers Promising Avenue For Green AviationHCM City’s mechanical, electrical firms seek business opportunity in USHLIB : Malaysia In Strong Position Amid US Election UncertaintyUNDP-supported campaign helps collect waste on Can Tho RiverDien Bien boosts inspection – inspectorate cooperation with Lao localitiesBudget 2025: BIMB Securities Expects Malaysia’s Fiscal Deficit To Be Lower At 3.5 PctKien Giang presses ahead with search for Vietnamese volunteer soldiers’ remains in CambodiaInsurers, Takaful Operators Must Expand Capacity, Bridge Protection Gaps – BNM GovernorEngineering unit, field hospital ready for UN peacekeeping missionsLCR Expects To Improve, Supporting NIM Recovery – Maybank IBNavigating The EU’s Carbon Border Policy MIDA And Alliance Bank Host CBAM Workshop For Malaysian BusinessesMIDA, Alliance Bank Host CBAM Workshop To Explore Sustainable Industrial PracticesBiggest festival of Caodaism attracts crowdsGentrification Of Islamic Finance – More Than Just Shariah CompliancePCG Continues Be Green Programme For The Second Year In IndonesiaCapital A, PT Garuda Indonesia Invest US$12 Mln In JV To Revolutionise Landing Gear ServicesAdaptable Social Protection Frameworks Crucial To Address Evolving Challenges – PERKESOHaily Group Unit Bags Construction Contract Worth RM75.9 MlnAl-Sultan Abdullah Wants Islamic Institutions In Pahang To Be Empowered Into The MainstreamSubmissions For Sarawak Digital Economy Awards 2024 Open Until Sept 23Bank Muamalat Helps Four Entrepreneurs Get Jakim Halal CertificationChinese Tourists Killed By Uprooted Tree In PenangHDC Studies New Incentives To Boost Foreign Investments In Halal IndustryVietnam’s seafood exports continue recovery
Thu. Sep 19th, 2024

Ex-DBM official in Pharmally mess nabbed in Davao

Manila: Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) undersecretary and Procurement Service (PS) executive director Lloyd Christopher Lao, who is implicated in the Pharmally mess, was arrested in Ecoland, Davao City on Wednesday, said Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief Maj. Gen. Leo Francisco.

Lao has a standing warrant of arrest for graft issued by the Sandiganbayan First Division on Sept 12, which has a recommended bail of PHP90,000.

The suspect is now under the custody of the CIDG’s Regional Field Unit in Davao Region.

The Office of the Ombudsman earlier approved the filing of graft charges against Lao and former Health secretary Francisco Duque III over the alleged irregular transfer of over PHP41.4 billion funds of the Department of Health (DOH) to the PS-DBM from March to December 2020.

The two officials were also embroiled in the controversial awarding of the multi-billion-peso contracts to the Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp. by the past administration, which became the sub
ject of a Senate investigation.

The funds were intended for the immediate purchase of Covid-19 detection kits, nucleic acid extraction machines, mechanical ventilators, personal protective equipment (PPE), surgical masks, cadaver bags, and various test kits.

Lao is also implicated in the procurement of overpriced laptop computers for teachers of the Department of Education, which was earlier flagged by the Commission on Audit. (PNA)

Source: Philippines News Agency

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