Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 14, alleged that former Ako Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co was also behind the laptop corruption scandal at the Department of Education (DepEd), saying that the Office of the Ombudsman should launch investigations into the illegal deals. During a press briefing...
Amid ongoing efforts to digitalize education and the investigation into the Department of Education’s (DepEd) controversial laptop procurement deal, a teachers’ group has renewed its call for the government to provide all public school teachers with free, high-quality laptops—emphasizing that...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, June 27, announced that public schools across the country are now reaping the benefits of its Early Procurement Activities (EPA)—with the 2025 DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) already seeing the widespread delivery of laptops and digital learning...
In support of digital inclusion and grassroots empowerment, Globe donated 10 refurbished laptops to several barangays in Bohol to start off their digitalization journey and adoption of eGovernance. These laptops will support the work of the Lupon Tagapamayapa, a barangay-based group tasked with...
A group of education workers urged the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to “act” on blacklisting the firms involved in the controversial laptop procurement for teachers under the Department of Education (DepEd). (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers...
Filipino-owned BJ Marthel International Inc. (BMJII), a leading supplier of heavy equipment and diesel marine products to various industries, has donated green-certified laptops to senior high school students for their training on various Microsoft Office programs. “This will certainly enhance the...
A group of education workers on Friday, May 12, asked the Department of Education (DepEd) to take accountability in “negligence and corruption cases” that led to the alleged fire sale of laptops in retail and online stores. (DepEd file photo) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A school and a computer shop were separately robbed by unidentified burglars that carted away 17 assorted brands of laptops on Thursday, April 27, in this city. A report by the Santa Rosa City police said that Saint Paul and Mark School on Block 1, Lot 3, Panorama...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is once again at the center of a controversy as photos and documents of alleged overpricing on the procurement of cameras continue to circulate online. (DepEd Central Office / file photo) Issuing a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Alliance of Concerned...
To demonstrate “delicadeza,” a group of teachers urged officials involved in the purchase of overpriced laptops to vacate their respective posts through courtesy resignation or filing a leave of absence. (Image from Unsplash) “While no formal charges have yet been filed against the said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) will further strengthen its internal controls and procurement process following the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the “ overpriced laptops ” given to public school teachers. (DepEd file photo) “DepEd has always said that we are committed...
Senators have called for an investigation on the procurement of outdated and overpriced laptops as they slammed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for allowing such a thing to happen. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, Aug. 12 called the Procurement Service-DBM's (PS-DBM)...
