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Robredo deplores Roque’s 'diversion'; sets record straight on PPE purchases during Aquino regime
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.
Robredo stated that the PPE sets procured during the Aquino administration were high-end, underwent public bidding, and were supplied by Rebmann Incorporated, an established company with a real office address that has long dealt with the Department of Health.
She contrasted this with the current administration's multi-billion-peso deal with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation for PPE, which she noted did not undergo public bidding and involved a company that used a fake address.
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