DepEd laptops issue rekindles call to abolish PS-DBM

MANILA, Philippines --- Makabayan bloc House representatives have again started calling for the abolition of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) on learning about its purchase of overpriced and outdated laptops for teachers. House Bill No. 3270, which was filed on Monday, seeks to to return to government agencies the role of purchasing their own common-use supplies. The Makabayan legislators who filed the bill were Kabataan Rep. Raoul Manuel, Alliance of Concerned Teachers Rep. France Castro, and Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas. "The directive of the 1987 Constitution to maintain honesty, integrity, and transparency in public service and t...

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