{"id":267624,"date":"2020-09-03T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267624"},"modified":"2025-03-07T06:09:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:09:02","slug":"premature-to-probe-firms-on-dbm-blacklist-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/03\/premature-to-probe-firms-on-dbm-blacklist-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Premature\u2019 to probe firms on DBM blacklist: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Medical technologists of the Philippine Coast Guard help each other wear personal protective equipment (PPE) during the opening of the swabbing facility at the Palacio De Maynila, Roxas Boulevard, Manila on Tuesday (May 5, 2020). (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday said it is “premature” to say that the government would investigate the three companies blacklisted by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that secured deals to supply the government with personal protective equipment (PPE).<\/p>\n

This was after reports showed that Ferjan Health Link Enterprises, Cebu business Materials Trading Co., Inc., and Jozeth Trading secured PHP727 million worth of PPE and other medical supplies during the procurement despite being blacklisted by the DBM.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he could not comment because he just read about this development on the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi ko po alam kung<\/em>\u00a0questionable\u00a0iyan kaya nga po tatanungin natin ang<\/em>\u00a0DBM\u00a0\u2018no, kasi hindi ko pa po naririnig kung ano ang<\/em>\u00a0explanation\u00a0galing<\/em>\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0DBM (I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s questionable. That\u2019s why I\u2019m going to ask the DBM because I haven\u2019t heard their explanation yet),\u201d Roque said in a virtual Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

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He said he would have to ask the DBM to explain the issue before making any comment.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s premature to say we\u2019re investigating. I will just clarify\u00a0kung totoo<\/em>\u00a0(if it\u2019s true), first and foremost,\u00a0na<\/em>\u00a0(that) PHP750 million worth of PPE\u00a0ay na-award sa isang<\/em>\u00a0(were awarded to a) blacklisted company. And if so,\u00a0bakit at ano ang dapat gawin<\/em>\u00a0(why and what should we do),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he expressed confidence that if indeed violations were made, these would be flagged by the Commission on Audit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSa aking tingin naman, kung talagang mayroong paglabag sa batas ay ipa<\/em>-flag\u00a0din po iyan ng<\/em>\u00a0Commission on Audit (I think if there really were any violations, they would be flagged by the Commission on Audit),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

A report from the Inquirer.net quoted DBM spokesperson, Assistant Secretary Rolando Toledo, as saying that blacklisted entities were \u201cnot allowed from participating in any of the bidding activities of the government for the period of blacklisting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toledo said the blacklisting rule \u201capplied to all bidding acts of the government, including under Bayanihan 1,\u201d even when emergency procurement was implemented.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Roque took pride in having more local manufacturers of PPE amid the prevailing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez also cited the need for the government to patronize locally produced PPE, which are standard-compliant and more competitive in pricing.<\/p>\n

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