China firm that got P1.6-billion PPE deal not registered with BOC, SEC


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A Chinese medical equipment supply firm admitted on Tuesday that it was not an accredited importer of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). During the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon panel's inquiry into the purchase of COVID-19 items, Hongzhi Han, country manager and chief representative of Xuzhou Construction, said that the firm has been supplying agencies in countries including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand when they are in need of medical supplies. Senator Richard Gordon, however, asked Han if the Chinese medical supply firm was an accredited supplier of the Bureau of Customs (BOC). “No, I am not. We do...