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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III has sought on Thursday, Aug. 11 a full-blown Senate investigation into the alleged corruption-tainted purchase of P2.4 billion worth of ‘’outdated and overpriced’’ laptops for public school teachers. In Senate Resolution (SR) 120 that he had filed, Pime
The Commission on Audit has told the Department of Agriculture to demand the delivery of office supplies and equipment it ordered from the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management in 2021 and previous years.
“The PS-DBM solicited bids for the supply and delivery of laptop computers with very specific technical requirements. As qualified bidders, we made an offer and won the comprehensive and competitive bidding fair and square," SCDC-LDLA said. "As of early this year, all units have been delivered to DepEd regional offices throughout the Philippines,” it added.
MANILA - Reforming the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) should be among the priority projects of Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to save taxpayers' money, Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. In a statement on Thursday, Recto said Pangandaman should prepare "an exit plan" that will phase down PS-DBM's big ticket procurement activities, considering that the Commission on Audit (COA) discovered irregularities in the operations of the buying arm of the government. "I have no doubt that the highly capable Secretary Pangandaman will do w...
As it welcomed the inquiries to be made by Congress regarding the P2.4-billion laptop purchase for teachers, the Department of Education (DepEd) maintained that it was “not right” to declare the deal “anomalous.” (DepEd file photo) DepEd, in a statement issued Aug. 8, said that it is currentl