Rowegie Abanto

Doctors and other health professionals hold a motorcade along T.M Kalaw in Manila on Oct. 19, 2021, in protest against the Department of Health's transaction with Pharmally Corporation. ABS-CBN News/File

Doctors and other health professionals hold a motorcade along T.M Kalaw in Manila on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, in protest against the Department of Health's transaction with Pharmally Corporation. The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee had found that the government bought face masks from Pharmally at P27.72 and that it had supplied near expiry face shields and COVID-19 test kits. ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qBvT35naI9s?&amp;t=323s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>MANILA — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday considered the Pharmally scandal the most high-profile backlog of his office.</p><p>Former President Rodrigo <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKwrNCvk03I">Duterte and his aides</a> at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic faced accusations of corruption in connection with the alleged overpriced medical supplies provided by the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/08/31/21/what-is-pharmally-pharmaceuticals-who-controls-it">small firm Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp</a>.  </p><p>Remulla told ANC that the Pharmally corruption scandal was a &quot;major&quot; backlog. </p><p>&quot;It’s major… because the impunity didn’t stop after that. I think that Pharmally was a symbol of impunity that people are not afraid to get caught,&quot; he said. </p><p>Pharmally bagged P8.68-billion worth of contracts with the Department of Budget and Management despite having a paid-up capital of only P625,000 in 2019. </p><p>The Duterte administration maintained that the deals were aboveboard. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/2/former-ps-dbm-execs-plead-not-guilty-in-pharmally-graft-case-1105">Former PS-DBM execs plead not guilty in Pharmally graft case</a></div><p>Remulla last week ordered the withdrawal of Pharmally-related cases that have yet to undergo arraignment from the Sandiganbayan for reassessment.</p><p>He said he wanted to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/13/remulla-orders-withdrawal-of-unarraigned-pharmally-cases-in-sandiganbayan-1930">reevaluate the cases to make sure they are ready for trial</a> once refiled before the anti-graft court.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/10/20/ombudsman-coordinates-with-gordon-s-team-on-pharmally-cases-2031">Ombudsman coordinates with Gordon’s team on Pharmally cases</a></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mGcfcRkscD4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wmZZhFLq8Uk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1SLaalFXCPE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday considered the Pharmally scandal the "most high-profile" backlog of his office.</p>

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday considered the Pharmally scandal the "most high-profile" backlog of his office.

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Remulla: Pharmally case backlog a 'symbol of impunity'

Rowegie Abanto,

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Published October 23, 2025 12:43 PM PHT

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