Following the overpriced laptop fiasco, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said that it will investigate another allegation claiming that the agency purchased overpriced cameras in 2019.
DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said in a television interview that he will look into the matter before giving further comments, as it is still uncertain to them which cameras were being compared in a now-deleted post of a photojournalist.
“It was being claimed that certain cameras were procured back in 2019, if I’m not mistaken. When I looked into it, ang nasa picture was an entry level camera, but when I asked the Public Affairs Service regarding the cameras being used by DepEd, lahat naman po ‘yan Mark 4, so hindi po siya ‘yung entry level na camera,” Poa said in an interview on CNN Philippines.
“Sec. VP Sara Duterte promised of addressing corruption in the DepEd in her Basic Education Report 2023. This matter only deserves her attention, as well as the many other possible controversial purchases in the department. Her promise will only be meaningful if we see that concrete actions on the anomalies are executed,” he said.
In a bid to solve this problem, Duterte said DepEd has established a separate strand dedicated entirely on matters of procurement.
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