A group on Sunday, June 18, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to “stop the negligence” when it comes to providing the needs of teachers. Members of ACT Philippines during a protest rally. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines issued the...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Educators belonging to a Mindanao-based group have denounced the alleged illegal sale of Department of Education-procured laptops for public schools in retail stores and on Facebook. Apart from violating the public trust, the Media Educators of Mindanao (MEM) also stressed...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte underscored the importance of education in ending the cycle of poverty when she visited two public schools in Tacloban on Thursday, May 11. (Photo from Official Facebook Page of Inday Sara Duterte) Duterte visited The Basper Elementary School and...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Monday, April 24, gave two pieces of advice for Negros Occidental students during her visit to two schools there: study well so they can get good jobs and stay in school even if they get pregnant. (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte via Facebook) The...
Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre facilitated over the weekend the distribution of nearly 200 laptops to beneficiaries, mostly teachers. Tiingog Party-list Reps. Jude Acidre and Yedda Marie Romualdez (4th and 5th from left, respectively) lead the turnover of laptops from...
To ensure that its officials, teaching, and non-teaching personnel uphold the values of integrity, transparency, and accountability, the Department of Education (DepEd) has been taking several measures to strengthen its anti-corruption drive. DepEd / MB Visual Content Group In a statement issued on...
The findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on the purchase of overpriced laptops were welcomed by teachers’ groups on Thursday, Jan. 19. (Photo from Unsplash) In separate statements, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines and Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) welcomed the...
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...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has recommended the filing of graft and perjury charges against high-ranking officials of the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Services and the Department of Education (DepEd) who figured in the alleged anomalous purchase of “overpriced” and...
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee will issue its report on the alleged overpriced and slow laptops for public school teachers next year. Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino said he was not able to issue the report yesterday because it lacked the signature of one senator. He said senators were...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Thursday, November 17, chided the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) over its supposed refusal to comply with a subpoena from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee in relation to its investigation on the controversial procurement of overpriced and outdated laptops...
A ranking congressman has filed a bill that, if enacted, would abolish the Procurement Service (PS)--the highly controversial office behind the P2.4-billion overpriced purchase of second-rate laptops for public school teachers. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook)...
