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Pharmally Scandal
Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. became involved in a scandal over allegations of overpriced medical supplies it supplied to the government for the latter's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The Blue Ribbon Committee of the Senate of the Philippines launched an investigation into the matter and uncovered other issues, such as the supplied face shields' alleged substandard quality and how the company was able to secure a billions of pesos worth contract despite being founded only in 2019 with a small paid-up capital. Several Pharmally officials were questioned by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. President Rodrigo Duterte's adviser Michael Yang was also among those whose role was probed. However, Duterte later barred Cabinet officials from participating in the hearings. The issue led to a word war between President Duterte and Senator Richard Gordon. Background Pharmally Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation, simply known as Pharmally, is a supplier of medica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senate Blue Ribbon Committee
The Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations of the Senate of the Philippines, or more popularly known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, is the Senate committee tasked to investigate alleged wrongdoings of the government, its officials, and its attached agencies, including government owned and controlled corporations, in aid of legislation, that is, the primary purpose is the suggestion of new laws, or proposals of amendments to existing laws. History Cavite Representative Justiniano Montano of the Liberal Party, who was successfully included in the Liberal's 1949 Senate election ticket, supported Jose T. Cajulis of the Nacionalista Party in the elections to the House of Representatives seat he was retiring from. While the Liberals' candidate easily defeated Cajulis, Montano won in the Senate election; he formed a clique called "The Little Senate" with like-minded Liberal senators and began to attack President Elpidio Quirino (who was also from the Libe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayanihan To Heal As One Act
The Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, also known as the Bayanihan Act, and officially designated as Republic Act No. 11469, is a law in the Philippines that was enacted in March 2020 granting the President of the Philippines, President additional authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The word "bayanihan" is a Tagalog language, Tagalog word for communal work. Background Following the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in the country, Congress held a special session on March 23 to deliberate and pass the ''Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.'' The act would allow President Duterte to "reallocate, realign, and reprogram" a budget of almost ($5.37 billion) from the estimated ($8.55 billion) national budget approved for 2020, in response to the pandemic; enable him to "temporarily take over or direct the operations" of public utilities and privately owned health facilities and other necessary facilities "when the public interest so requires" for quarantine, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oath
Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to give an affirmation instead. Nowadays, even when there is no notion of sanctity involved, certain promises said out loud in ceremonial or juridical purpose are referred to as oaths. "To swear" is a verb used to describe the taking of an oath, to making a solemn vow. Etymology The word come from Anglo-Saxon ' judicial swearing, solemn appeal to deity in witness of truth or a promise," from Proto-Germanic '' *aiþaz'' (source also of Old Norse eiðr, Swedish ed, Old Saxon, Old Frisian eth, Middle Dutch eet, Dutch eed, German Eid, Gothic aiþs "oath"), from PIE *oi-to- "an oath" (source also of Old Irish oeth "oath"). Common to Celtic and Germanic, possibly a loan-word from one to the other, but the history is obscure and it may ultimately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risa Hontiveros
Ana Theresia Navarro Hontiveros-Baraquel (; born February 24, 1966) is a Filipino politician, community leader, and journalist who has been serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2016. She previously served as a party-list representative for Akbayan from 2004 to 2010. She is the ''de facto'' leader of the opposition to the administration of President Bongbong Marcos, following the end of Vice President Leni Robredo's term. She is a proponent of the SOGIE Equality Bill and an opposition figure to President Rodrigo Duterte, particularly on his controversial war on drugs. She is the older sister of journalists and television hosts Ginggay and Pia Hontiveros. Early life Hontiveros was born on February 24, 1966, in Manila. At age 14, she was part of Repertory Philippines' adaptation of '' The Sound of Music'' as one of the Von Trapp children along with Lea Salonga, Monique Wilson, and Raymond Lauchengco. It was also during this period when she was first introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal Drug Trade In The Philippines
The prevalence of illegal drug use in the Philippines is lower than the global average, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). President Rodrigo Duterte has claimed that the country could become a "narco-state". Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (known locally as shabu) and marijuana. In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 use the drug based on 2008 figures by the Philippines Dangerous Drugs Board. As of 2016, the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime report that 1.1 percent of Filipinos aged 10 to 69 use the drug. In Metro Manila, most barangays are affected by illegal drugs. History of government response Gloria Macapagal Arroyo The goal and strategy of the campaign against illegal drugs by the administration of President Gloria M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City's 5th Congressional District
Quezon City's 5th congressional district is one of the six congressional districts of the Philippines in Quezon City. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2013. Previously included in the 2nd district, it includes the barangays bordering the northern enclave of Caloocan more popularly known as Novaliches. Primarily a residential area, it is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Patrick Michael Vargas of the Lakas–CMD (Lakas). Representation history Election results 2013 2016 2019 2022 See also *Legislative districts of Quezon City The legislative districts of Quezon City are the representations of the highly urbanized city of Quezon in the various national and local legislatures of the Philippines. At present, the province is represented in the House of Representatives of ... References {{coord missing, Philippines Congressional districts of the Philippines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Philippine House Of Representatives Elections
The 2022 Philippine House of Representatives elections were List of legislatures of the Philippines, the 36th lower house elections in the Philippines. The election of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives was held on May 9, 2022. The election is held concurrently with the 2022 Philippine presidential election, 2022 presidential, Senate and local elections. A voter has Parallel voting, two votes in the House of Representatives: one for the congressional district, and one for party-list. Parties of leading presidential candidates are expected to stand candidates in many districts. In the outgoing 18th Congress of the Philippines, 18th Congress, there are Congressional districts of the Philippines, 243 congressional districts. There are 253 congressional districts for this election, which means 63 seats, or at least 20% of the seats, disputed in the Party-list representation in the House of Representatives of the Philippines, party-list electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th Congress Of The Philippines
The 18th Congress of the Philippines ( fil, Ikalabingwalong Kongreso ng Pilipinas), composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines, House of Representatives, met from July 22, 2019, until June 1, 2022, during the last three years of Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. The convening of the 18th Congress of the Philippines, Congress followed the 2019 Philippine general election, 2019 general elections, which replaced half of the Senate membership and the entire membership of the House of Representatives. Leadership Senate *President of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President: **Tito Sotto (Nationalist People's Coalition, NPC), July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 *President pro tempore of the Senate of the Philippines, Senate President ''pro tempore'': **Ralph Recto (Nacionalista Party, Nacionalista), July 22, 2019 – June 30, 2022 *Majority Floor Leader of the Senate of the Philippines, Majority Floor Leader: **Juan Miguel Zubiri (Independent po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Gordon (politician)
Richard Juico Gordon (born August 5, 1945) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who most recently served as a Senator from 2016 to 2022, and previously from 2004 to 2010. He is the chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross since 2004. He rose to national prominence for his work in preserving and developing the former U.S. naval base in Subic when he served as the first chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority from 1992 to 1998, and when he conceptualized the Wow Philippines campaign as Secretary of Tourism from 2001 to 2004. Gordon was the mayor of Olongapo from 1980 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1993, and was also the youngest delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention. Early life and education Gordon was born in Castillejos, Zambales. His father, James L. Gordon, was Olongapo's first elected mayor who served from 1963 until he was assassinated in 1967. His mother, Amelia Gordon, succeeded James as Olongapo mayor until 1972 and served as assemblywoman in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine National Railways
The Philippine National Railways (PNR) ( fil, Pambansang Daang-Bakal ng Pilipinas and es, Ferrocarril Nacional de Filipinas) is a state-owned railway company in the Philippines which operates one commuter rail service between Metro Manila and Laguna, and local services between Sipocot, Naga and Legazpi in the Bicol Region. It is an attached agency of the Department of Transportation. PNR began operations on November 24, 1892, as the Manila Railway Company, during the Spanish colonial period, and later becoming the Manila Railroad Company (MRR) during the American colonial period. It became the Philippine National Railways on June 20, 1964, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4156. PNR used to operate over of route from La Union to the Bicol Region. However, neglect reduced PNR's service. Persistent problems with informal settlers in the 1990s and natural disasters in the 2000s contributed further to PNR's decline. The government is currently in the process of reinvesting in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Transportation (Philippines)
The Department of Transportation (DOTr; fil, Kagawaran ng Transportasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the maintenance and expansion of viable, efficient, and dependable transportation systems as effective instruments for national recovery and economic progress. It is responsible for the country's land, air, and sea communications infrastructure. Until June 30, 2016, the department was named Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC; fil, Kagawarán ng Transportasyón at Komunikasyón}). With Republic Act No. 10844 or "An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology", signed into law on May 20, 2016 during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, the Information and Communications Technology Office was spun off the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and merged with all operative units of the DOTC dealing with communications, to form the new Department of Information and Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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