An officer of Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corp. on Friday admitted before a Senate hearing that they tampered with the expiration dates of the face shields delivered by the firm to the Department of Health.
During the continuation of the blue ribbon committee hearing, Krizle Grace Mago said it was the instruction given to her by Pharmally corporate treasurer and secretary Mohit Dargani.
“The instructions came from our management po. I received instructions from the PPC management, particularly Mohit Dargani,” she told the committee.
Dargani, for his part, denied the allegation.
“Mago is used to receiving instructions from me, but in this case it was not the case,” he said.
Swindling the government?
Asked by Senator Francis Pangilinan if she thinks they were swindling the government, Mago said, “I believe so, Mr. Chairman.”
“So maaari dahil yung ganoong klaseng quality ay substandard, maaari may mga nurse at mga doctor na nagka-COVID at namatay dahil sa substandard na dapat sana medical grade na face shield,” Pangilinan said.
[Because of these substandard items, our nurses and doctors who tested positive may have died in the absence of medical-grade face shields.]
He also requested security for Mago should she be willing to cooperate.
“Inamin mo na, diyan pa lang ay meron ka nang pananagutan. Pero kung ikaw ay magiging telling the whole truth, then we might be able to provide you or we will, we should be able to provide you the necessary security to protect you,” he said.
[You already admitted it, so you will be held liable for that. But if you tell the whole truth, then we should be able to provide you the necessary security to protect you.]
Video
Earlier in the hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros presented a video of a supposed Pharmally employee who said he and others were tasked to tamper with the certificates of the face shields.
The supposed employee said they changed the year in the certificates from 2020 to 2021.
“Kahit po yupi-yupi yung mga face shield, yupi-yupi na yung mga boxes, kahit po may mga dumi, pinapa-repack pa rin po sa amin nina ma’am … although substandard po…kahit naninilaw, kahit basa-basa na po, yung iba po dun, nababasa gawa po ng tulo sa warehouse,” the employee, who was not identified for security reasons, said.
(Even if the face shields are crumpled, and the boxes are dirty and are not in good shape, we still repacked it. These were substandard items. The foam attached to the face shields were turning yellow as they were soaked in rainwater.)
After repacking the face shields, the witness said they would attach a sticker on them stating that it is “Philippine Government Property.”
“Nakalagay po doon, Department of Health, so idea po namin is sa DOH po. Pero sinabi din naman po sa amin nina Ma’am na order po sya ng DOH from Pharmally,” he said.
The Senate blue ribbon committee is looking into the alleged overpriced pandemic items bought by the government last year. — KBK/RSJ, GMA News
Pharmally exec admits changing expiry dates on supplies
Source: Balita News
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