The Department of Budget and Management claims a company tried to corner the government into purchasing more expensive testing equipment.
INVESTIGATION. President Rodrigo Duterte holds a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases on May 25, 2020. Malacañang photo
Before giving the order, Duterte said he was"interested" to know if there was graft and corruption in Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Lao identified them as one of the bidders that was interested in supplying equipment to the government. He added the Co couple were owners of, which claimed to be the exclusive distributor of Sansure medical equipment in the Philippines.
Things turned more sour when the government spoke to Sansure officials directly. Lao said the agency came into contact with company’s officials after discussions with Chinese Ambassador Haung Xilian, through Chief of Protocol Robert Borje. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque suggested there was basis for the NBI to probe the couple for profiteering under the Bayanihan Law and"special law on profiteering."
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