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Nothing suspicious in PNoy Administration PPE purchase –COA
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque challenged Senator Franklin Drilon to explain the previous administration's purchase of PPEs at a higher cost than the current government's.
Roque presented purchase orders from the Department of Health during the Aquino administration showing PPEs bought for at least P3,000 each.
In response, Drilon stated that the Aquino administration's PPE purchase was not flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) and questioned the timing of Roque's revelation.
However, Roque later denied saying that the PPEs bought by the previous administration were overpriced.
Former Health Secretary Janette Garin urged current Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to investigate the matter, including the procurement process and the individuals involved.
The COA on Friday said it had not observed anything suspicious in the Aquino Administration's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) from 2015 to 2016.
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Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque clarified on Thursday that he never stated the personal protective equipment (PPE) acquired by the previous Aquino administration was overpriced.
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Vice President Leni Robredo described criticisms against the Aquino administration's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a diversionary tactic by the current administration to hide its own alleged anomalies.
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Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon criticized presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for allegedly diverting public attention from the issue of overpriced pandemic supplies.
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President Rodrigo Duterte defended the government's multi-billion peso procurement of personal protective equipment (PPE) last year, asserting that no corruption was involved.
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Senator Franklin Drilon stated that Health Secretary Francisco Duque committed the "original sin" in the procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies in 2020.
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