The President said he would resign if Health Secretary Francisco Duque or officials in the executive department are proven to have engaged in corrupt activities. In the same speech, Duterte also brought up criticisms of the Health department's handling of pandemic funds highlighted in the Commission on Audit's report. Hindi kriminal 'yan," the chief executive said. He has no manufacturing factory in Davao. Yang vowed he would be present in the next hearing scheduled on Friday.ĭuterte, for his part, vouched for the innocence of his former appointee. On Tuesday, the Senate issued warrants of arrest against Yang and five Pharmally officials for their failure to attend the chamber's inquiries. RELATED: Senators disappointed that foreign-led firm got better govt deal than local manufacturer The firm has recently been in the limelight of congressional hearings as lawmakers questioned the government's purchase of allegedly overpriced face masks, testing kits, and personal protective equipment.
Yang, a Chinese national who has been doing business in Davao City, made headlines due to his alleged ties to Pharmally - the government's biggest provider of medical supplies amid the coronavirus crisis. " Akala ko ba (I thought) we were trying to invite everybody to do business in the Philippines? Ang key diyan si (The key here is) Yang. "A Chinese doing business because we were encouraging everybody in the world to come to the Philippines and do business," Duterte said during the event - where he was also officially endorsed as the ruling party's vice presidential bet. Speaking at the PDP-Laban national convention Wednesday, Duterte argued that Yang - who has been linked to the embattled Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation - was only a "middleman" for the Philippine government and a foreign company providing medical goods. He also has a Bachelor of Arts in the biological basis of behavior from the University of Pennsylvania. Mittelman is a published author with recent pieces in the American Journal of Transplantation and the BMJ.Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 8)- President Rodrigo Duterte again defended his former economic adviser, Michael Yang, who has been entangled in controversies hounding the government's procurement of supplies for its COVID-19 response. Mittelman holds a Master of Business Administration in healthcare management from the Fox School of Business at Temple University. He strongly believes that patients should play integral roles in healthcare companies and government agencies. Mittelman is a tireless, independent patient advocate and a healthcare strategist. He has also overseen the mobile app development task force and the data governance task force for the same PCORI-funded initiative, the NephCure Kidney Network. Additionally, he serves on the steering committee of a PCORI-funded initiative. Mittelman was invited to testify/advocate before the FDA, and he serves as a PCORI Ambassador. He is a three-time kidney transplant recipient with other chronic conditions, including a rare disease. His experience as a patient spans over three decades. He also served as Director of Product Development at CareCentrix. Prior to that, he was the CEO and co-founder of PHmHealth, a digital health company focused on post-acute care and compliance. He is the former Patient Editor at the BMJ, and he currently sits on the International Patient Advisory Panel. Mittelman worked in the payer community when he served as a Product Development and Capability Manager at Independence Blue Cross. Michael Mittelman, MBA, is currently the Executive Director, Board Chairman, and Head of Patient Advocacy for the American Living Organ Donor Fund, a patient rights group focused on helping living organ donors in their quest to become a donor.
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