Episode description
The Senate investigation into allegedly overpriced face shields the Duterte administration has bought from a questionable company has triggered quite an interesting response from the president.
Instead of cooperating or at least keeping his hands off Duterte went after the senator leading the investigation.
It so happens that Senator Richard Gordon his ally not long ago also heads the Philippine Red Cross.
So Duterte now wants to audit the Red Cross. And if the Commission on Audit refused he warned of a “long legal battle.”
In this episode, we talk about the implications of the president’s threats against an independent humanitarian organization which has been providing invaluable support to the government and the public at large during the pandemic all because apparently, people identified with him are now the subject of an important Senate investigation.