MANILA, Philippines — Ranking members of the House of Representatives have filed a resolution uring the government to return foreign grants received by regulatory agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The resolution was filed by Deputy House Speaker Deogracias Victor Savellano of Ilocos Sur and Nueva Ecija Rep. Estrellita Suansing,
The resolution — which mentioned The Union and Bloomberg Initiative as sources of the grants —also directed the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on the alleged “questionable” receipt of private funding by the FDA and other government agencies and instituti…
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