Representative Bongalon claims P1.6 billion in savings were lost due to the supposed anomalous procurement of ICT materials in 2023. The House is now compelling DepEd to submit bidding documents that could jumpstart a probe.
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LUISTRO. Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro during the House appropriations committee budget deliberations for the Department of Education on September 2, 2024. Photo by Rappler “I have information that during that bidding, the variance was 24%. If this is translated into cash, this would amount to P1.6 billion,” Bongalon said. He added that, after rebidding, the variance was reduced to 1%, even though the initially disqualified bidders passed the review during the second round of procurement.
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