“After overpriced laptops, overpriced cameras naman?”
assured the public that it will conduct an investigation into the allegations that the agency purchased overpriced cameras.on Wednesday, February 1.
“It was being claimed that certain cameras were procured back in 2019 if I’m not mistaken and when I looked into it ang nasa picture was an entry-level camera,” Poa said. “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,” he added reiterating that they have to conduct a probe before commenting further about the allegations.reposted a Facebook post showing aThe camera has a sticker that carries the DepEd logo, while its property number starts with “2022.”
Other details about the camera such as the serial number, acquisition date, accountable officer, and location were blurred out.Reyes questioned the price of the DepEd camera as an online shopping website shows that the same camera model only costs P23,798.59. After overpriced laptops, overpriced cameras naman? This was posted by a professional photographer who inquired why this entry-level camera apparently costs P155k while a similar model sells for P23k in Lazada.
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