‘Revolting’: 29,000 teachers left out after PS-DBM bought pricey, outdated laptops

MANILA, Philippines—“Sad and even revolting.”

This was how the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) described the purchase of “outdated and pricey” laptops, which the Department of Education (DepEd) received from the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM).

“While our teachers are forced to take loans to buy their own laptops, it hurts to know that the government has funds that end up buying overpriced and outdated laptops that cannot be used in teaching,” the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition said.

This, as the DepEd confirmed that it received an Audit Observation Memorandum from the Commission on Audit (COA) last March regarding the purchase of P2….

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