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DepEd probes alleged sale of agency-issued laptops in Cebu surplus shop

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Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/21/20170628-deped-md-5.jpg" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/21/20170628-deped-md-5.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Education is looking into allegations that its agency-issued laptops are being sold in a surplus shop in Mandaue City, Cebu.</p><p>The regional office is also conducting its own investigation on the matter, DepEd Spokesperson Michael Poa said.</p><p>&quot;They are now investigating the matter. Specifically, they&#x27;re checking inventories kung mayroong kulang (if there&#x27;s anything missing),&quot; Poa said at the sidelines of the National Children&#x27;s Month press conference.</p><p>Poa added the DepEd is also checking who will be held liable if the sale of the agency laptops is proven true.</p><p>&quot;[It] depends kung ang liable is an employee of DepEd or the supplier itself,&quot; he said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2300577" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>In its 2021 audit report on the DepEd, the Commission on Audit flagged the purchase of P2.4 billion worth of laptops, which were deemed overpriced and &quot;too slow&quot; because of &quot;outdated&quot; processors.</p><p>The DepEd initially gave an estimate cost of P35,046 per laptop but later accepted the PS-DBM&#x27;s pricing at P58,300, according to the COA report.</p><p>The higher price resulted in fewer beneficiaries, from 68,500 down to 39,583 teachers.</p><p>Feedback gathered by state auditors in the National Capital Region and Cordillera Administrative Region also found that the laptops were &quot;too slow because the processor is Intel Celeron, which is outdated.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2162258" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The department purchased the laptops for public school teachers to help them carry out distance learning, as in-person classes were banned due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/b8DAiVGTwCQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The Department of Education said it was looking into allegations that its agency-issued laptops are being sold in a surplus shop in Mandaue City, Cebu.

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DepEd probes alleged sale of agency-issued laptops in Cebu surplus shop

Arra Perez,

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Published Oct 25, 2022 01:46 PM PHT

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