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Former PS-DBM execs plead not guilty in Pharmally graft case
Three former Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) officials, Allan Raul Catalan, Dickson Panti, and Gerelyn Vergara, pleaded not guilty to graft charges related to the procurement of medical supplies from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Also facing graft charges are former procurement director Warren Liong and Pharmally executives Mohit Dargani and Linconn Ong, who have pending motions for reconsideration.
Former PS-DBM officer-in-charge Christopher Lloyd Lao and former supervising administrative officer Arnold James Dupla were arraigned in August and also pleaded not guilty.
The charges allege conspiracy between PS-DBM officials and Pharmally executives in the awarding of overpriced contracts for COVID-19 supplies.
The court has scheduled the next pre-trial conference for October 21 at 1:30 p.m.
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