The DepEd_PH wants a hefty P848 billion budget. This amid COA flagging their billion-peso worth purchase of laptops with old processors.
“We’re standing firm on our budget proposal kasi so we’re making our arguments in the Congress when the time comes,” DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said on Thursday . “But we’re also appealing to the DBM [Department of Budget and Management] to allow us to have the entire P848 billion.”Despite the bigger budget request, DepEd appealed to the private sector to donate school supplies through the Brigada Eskwela program as the opening of the school year approaches.
“Apparently, the supposed number of laptops to be procured of 68,500 units was significantly reduced to 39,583 units which were mainly due to the huge increase of estimated cost from P35,046.50, based on DepEd’s submitted and approved APR, to P58,300.00 anchored on the DBM-PS’s recommendation, which was duly accepted by the DepEd,” COA reported.
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