“The DOH has decided to suspend acceptance and further deliveries of face shields from Pharmally, pending the conclusion of the investigations in the Department,” Atty. Charade Mercado-Grande, Undersecretary of the Health Regulation Team, said in a statement.
The Department of Health – playing too late the hero – has announced an inquiry into the alleged “tampering” of manufacturing dates of face shields procured from the Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation.
“The DOH has decided to suspend acceptance and further deliveries of face shields from Pharmally, pending the conclusion of the investigations in the Department,” Atty. Charade Mercado-Grande, Undersecretary of the Health Regulation Team, said in a statement.
“We are aware of the statements made by Pharmally employees about the tampering of the production date on the certificate. Out of prudence and caution, the DOH has decided to suspend the succeeding deliveries to protect the interest and safety of our healthcare workers,” she added.
Earlier Pharmally executive Krizle Grace Mago bared that she was allegedly instructed to order the warehouse staff to alter the expiry dates on medical-grade face shields.
Mago is now under “protective custody” at the House of Representatives after she reportedly “disappeared” following her testimony.
Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability chair, Diwa party-list Representative Michael Edgar Aglipay, said the House took custody of Mago at 6:30 p.m. on Friday (October 1).
In a letter addressed to Senator Richard Gordon, who chairs the Blue Ribbon Committee, Aglipay said Speaker Lord Allan Velasco received a communication from Mago on Thursday, seeking protective custody.
"Presently I cannot speak freely about the ongoing investigation on the alleged overprice of medical equipment without feeling threatened due to the undue influence and pressure exerted from various sources," read a letter sent by Mago to Velasco.
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