Duterte inaprubahan ang imbestigasyon ng NBI sa umano’y overpriced medical supplies kontra COVID

INAPRUBAHAN ni Pangulong Duterte ang rekomendasyon ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na imbestigahan ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ang umano’y pagbili ng overpriced medical supplies na kailangan para sa kampanya kontra coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

“O sige we will act accordingly in the course of…And NBI should study the matter very, very carefully kasi alam mo — alam mo itong mga p***** i**** negosyanteng ‘to, whether it’s really an issue of humanity and their greed, ‘yung hoarding na ano you cannot — it’s part of the business ano, practices which you may call not even obnoxious, it’s repulsive to the human mind when you start to think about it,” sabi ni Duterte.

Ito’y sa harap ng alegasyon na kinokontrol umano ng mag-asawang Co ang pagbili ng mga PCR machineries, kits at PPE.

 “Well, if the NBI has the probable cause then go ahead, but I still believe in the what accrues to — accruing to government people working, the presumption of regularity in the performance of their duties,” dagdag ni Duterte.

Sa pulong ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) kasama ang Presidente, isinulong ni Roque na dapat imbestigahan ng NBI ang alegasyon ng Project Ark kaugnay ng anomalya sa pagbili ng mga COVID medical supplies.

“And I think from what we heard from at least Project Ark ‘no, this is very serious kasi nga the only source that we can get these PCR machineries and kits is from Sansure now and there was really almost an attempt to blackmail us into buying something very expensive ‘no,” sabi ni Roque.

“And that’s why I thought baka mayroon talagang basis para imbestigahan po itong Co couple ng NBI ‘no for profiteering and hoarding under the general — the special law on Anti-Profiteering and under the Bayanihan Act,” dagdag pa ni Roque.

Samantala, itinanggi naman ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III na kilala niya ang mag-asawang Co.

 “Let me ask you this very crucial question. I just want to be satisfied really. Ano itong sinasabi nilang mas mura doon at itong Co na mag-asawang — spouses Co are the dealers of itong iyang nabili ninyo at mahal? Is there really a price difference there or haka-haka lang nila ‘yan?” tanong ni Duterte.

 “I do not know these two personalities, ito pong Co. Somebody might know about this couple perhaps I don’t know if Usec. Lloyd…,” sagot ni Duque.

Samantala, kinumpirma naman ni Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Lao na nag-alok ang mag-asawa Co na magsuplay sa gobyerno.

“They are complaining why are we not respecting their exclusive distributorship. I think this — it was correct that it reached Sansure Corporation because we were discussing with Ambassador Huang through the Chief of Protocol Robert Borje complaining about these issues. The officers from Sansure actually went to the Philippines. I met them last Friday and also yesterday we met them over lunch sa DBM and I… We personally requested that they — if they sell, they sell directly to the Philippines,” sabi ni Lao.