ADVERTISEMENTBut public uproar over the “expensive” kits prompted Labella to deny knowing about them, or signing a purchase request for the kits. City Hall eventually said that the kits were donated by a supplier whom officials did not identify. This may have prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to oversee the city’s response to the pandemic. The singer-actress reportedly disappeared in the lake after saving her son Josey, 4, who was found safe in the boat Rivera had rented. Both the GAB and the PBA dealt with Sy separately.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 18, 2020 21:00 UTC