Senator Gordon to President Duterte: “I pray for you… because that’s the only thing I can do.” SENATOR GORDON — The chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee said that he would just pray for President Rodrigo Duterte amidst the holiday season. The senator and the President have traded barbs over the Senate blue ribbon … Read more
President Duterte said that he wanted the Ombudsman involved in making Senator Gordon pay back PHP 86 million. President Rodrigo Duterte said that he wanted the Office of the Ombudsman to take cognizance of Senator Richard Gordon’s alleged failure to pay the PHP 86 million he owed to the government. The President once again brought … Read more
President Duterte told Senator Gordon to pay “disallowed” funds. On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte told Senator Richard Gordon to pay the government to PHP 140 million in “disallowed” funds he accrued when he’s still the chairman of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). According to the President, the significant amount could be tapped to procure … Read more
Senator Gordon denied receiving DOH recommendation for further study on saliva COVID-19 test Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday said that the Department of Health (DOH) didn’t send any recommendation to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) regarding its application for the use of the saliva COVID-19 test. In an online interview, Philippine Red Cross chairperson Senator … Read more
PRC planned to vaccinate 1 million Filipinos against COVID-19, according to Senator Gordon. PRC chairperson Senator Richard Gordon on Monday said the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) was planning to vaccinate 1 million Filipinos against COVID-19. In an interview on CNN-Philippines Senator Gordon said that the Philippine Red Cross had set a goal — to vaccinate … Read more
PhilHealth should pay PHP 500-M debt to the Philippine Red Cross “right away”, according to Senator Gordon. Senator Richard Gordon on Monday said that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should pay the bulk of its PHP 762.8-million debt to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “right away”. This, after Senator Gordon earlier warned that the … Read more
Senator Richard Gordon released an official statement as 10 of his “immediate staff” tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Gordon, who’s also the chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, announced earlier that 10 of his immediate staff contracted the dreaded disease. Here’s the official statement of Richard Gordon posted on Twitter: Gordon noted that … Read more