THE Senate Blue Ribbon Committee appears to have struck the big issue to prove that the Duterte administration's fight against corruption is a farce. And President Rodrigo Duterte's efforts to discredit the Senate probers indicate that the Palace is in panic mode, attempting to abort a deeper investigation into the P8.7-billion procurement contract with a company with "questionable" qualifications.

The committee, chaired by Sen. Richard "Dick" Gordon, is investigating Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp.'s supply of P8.68-billion worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies for the Department of Health (DoH).

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