Personal protective equipment (PPE), face masks, face shields and other Covid-19 prevention gear covered the bulk of the items in that supply contract. A legal supply contract award can't simply overlook Pharmally's lack of legal, financial and operational capabilities to fulfill that contract. The government procurement law was precisely passed to purge from procurement practices the very thing Mendoza exposed - signed inspection reports before the actual inspection and delivery of government-acquired goods. These prematurely granted signed inspection reports almost always lead to two things - ghost deliveries and ghost payments. The importers, mostly from China, get preferential treatment, including signed inspection reports, before the actual arrival of the goods.

Source: Manila Times September 18, 2021 14:25 UTC