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Pharmally case: 3 ex-DBM execs plead not guilty
Three former Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) officials pleaded not guilty to graft charges related to the procurement of medical supplies from Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.
Former procurement director Warren Liong and Pharmally executives Mohit Dargani and Linconn Ong have pending motions for reconsideration and did not enter a plea.
Former PS-DBM officer-in-charge Christopher Lloyd Lao and former supervising administrative officer Arnold James Dupla pleaded guilty during their arraignment in August.
The charges allege conspiracy between PS-DBM officials and Pharmally executives in the awarding of overpriced contracts for COVID-19 supplies.
The Sandiganbayan has scheduled the next pre-trial conference for October 21.
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