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Drilon hits 'unmanly' statement of Roque on overpriced PPEs: 'Spoken like a true troll'
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon criticized presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for allegedly diverting public attention from the issue of overpriced pandemic supplies.
Drilon accused Roque of being "unmanly and desperate" for mentioning his name and attempting to shift blame by claiming the previous administration overpaid for personal protective equipment.
The previous administration was led by members of Drilon's political party, the Liberal Party.
Drilon urged Roque to instead identify the backers of former Budget Undersecretary Christopher Lloyd Lao and Pharmally, a company involved in the procurement.
Lao headed the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) during the period when expensive face masks and shields were purchased.
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