‘Not right’ to call procurement of laptops ‘anomalous’ – DepEd

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday that it welcomed all inquiries into its purchase of laptops through the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM).

But it said in a statement: “DepEd believes that it is not right to declare that the contract was anomalous without a final report by COA [Commission on Audit], much less [without the] findings from the Ombudsman.”

The DepEd made that reaction after the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives pushed for a congressional investigation of the issue through House Resolution No. 189.

The said it would submit itself to the process “as we commit to transparen…

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