Hontiveros, Lao and Pharmally
Ex-DBM exec Lao arrested, posts bail in Pharmally case
Police on Wednesday arrested Lloyd Christopher Lao, the second former high official linked to the Pharmally procurement scandal at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lao, who headed the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM),
Hontiveros tells ex-PS-DBM chief Lao: Name 'big boss' in Pharmally scandal
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday urged Lloyd Christopher Lao, the former officer-in-charge of the Department of Budget and Management - Procurement Service (PS-DBM), to name the "big boss" behind the controversial COVID-19 supplies procurement.
Former DBM exec linked to Pharmally scam arrested
LLOYD Christopher Lao, the former head of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), has been arrested in Davao City, reports reaching the Philippine National Police said.
Hontiveros urges ex-DBM exec Lao to name big boss behind Pharmally mess
Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she hopes Lloyd Christopher Lao, the former Budget undersecretary tagged in the Pharmally mess, will finally name the “big boss” behind the corruption of Covid-19 pandemic response funds following his arrest in Davao City on Wednesday.
Former PS-DBM exec in Pharmally mess nabbed
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao, who is facing graft charges over alleged illegal transfer of public funds involving pharmaceutical company Pharmally during the COVID-19 pandemic, was arrested in Davao City yesterday.
Ex-budget exec tagged in Pharmally mess nabbed in Davao City
Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao poses for this undated photo. Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System website/File Police on Wednesday arrested former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao,
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