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Pfizer ‘bribe’ case brought before US gov’t

July 21, 2009

Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—Sen. Manuel Roxas II Monday brought to the attention of the US Department of Justice and Department of Commerce the alleged attempt by Pfizer Philippines to bribe President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

In separate letters, Roxas formally asked the US government to investigate possible violations by the drug company of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other laws “in the company’s attempts to influence the Philippine legislature and the government into watering down the Cheaper Medicines Law.”

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