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(Photo courtesy of DepEd PH Facebook) MANILA - Senator Win Gatchalian on Friday described the PHP2.4-billion laptop mess as a great disservice to teachers. In a news release, Gatchalian said the purchase of outdated and overpriced laptops deprived nearly 29,000 teachers of the much-needed equipment for teaching at the height of the pandemic. He likewise repeated his call for the abolition of the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), which he said has a "bad habit" of transferring funds so it would not be marked for low utilization or for not using its bu...

The Commission on Audit has flagged the Department of Education over “deficiencies” in the utilization of funds amounting P4.527 billion intended for the implementation of the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan, also referred to as distance learning program, for school years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.

News NTF chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. dispelled the suspicion that officials may be eyeing kickbacks in the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Screenshot from RTVM livestream/File photo 'KICKVACC' ISSUE By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published December 19, 2020 10:54am National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Saturday dispelled the suspicion that officials may be eyeing kickbacks which allegedly caused the failure of the government to secure early some 10 million doses of Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. “We would als...

FILE: Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. talks to the leaders of Lanao del Norte urging them to help in peaceful conduct of Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite on February 6. (PIA Iligan) MANILA – National Policy Against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday said “no bus was missed nor ball was dropped” in the government’s negotiations with Washington-based pharmaceutical firm Pfizer for the planned purchase of the potential coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines. Galvez noted that the government is determined to acqu...

Published December 19, 2020, 4:59 PM Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, refuted Saturday speculations that some officials may be looking for kickbacks from the national government’s deals with various companies to secure a COVID-19 vaccine. Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19 (NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Sen. Francis Pangilinan has raised suspicion that the alleged botched deal between the government and United States vaccine maker...