Pinagtibay ng CA ang pag-dismiss ng dating deputy ombudsman sa Pharmally kaso

Pinagtibay ng Court of Appeals ang pag-dismiss mula sa serbisyo pampubliko ng dating overall deputy ombudsman na si Warren Rex Liong dahil sa kanyang sangkot sa diumano'y overpriced na procurement ng PPE mula sa Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. noong pandemya ng COVID-19. Tinanggihan ng CA Third Division ang petisyon niya laban sa desisyon ng Ombudsman.

Sa isang desisyon, tinanggihan ng Third Division ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang petisyon ni Liong na ibalik ang kanyang posisyon. Ito ay dahil sa kanyang grave misconduct at serious dishonesty noong siya ay procurement group director ng Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) noong 2023.

Inirekomenda niya ang pag-apruba ng mga kontrata kay Pharmally kahit hindi ito sumunod sa mga teknikal at pinansyal na kinakailangan ayon sa batas ng procurement. Ayon sa CA, "It must be emphasized that the transactions that were investigated and found to be anomalous involved contracts for billions of pesos that came from the national treasury, yet they were awarded to a grossly undercapitalized and inexperienced supplier like Pharmally."

Binanggit ni Liong ang Republic Act 11469 o Bayanihan to Heal as One Act na nag-relax ng ilang probisyon ng RA 9184 sa panahon ng krisis. Gayunpaman, sinabi ng CA na dapat i-interpret ang mga batas nang naaayon sa Konstitusyon. "He cannot hide behind his own interpretation of Bayanihan I, especially since his avowed awareness of it runs counter to the Constitution and the basic tenets of fairness and accountability," ayon sa hatol.

Patuloy na may pulitikal na epekto ang kontrobersya ng Pharmally, kabilang ang mga alegasyon ng kaugnayan sa campaign financing.

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