The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has recommended the recovery of P979 million in overpriced amounts in the procurement of laptops for public school teachers and the filing of cases against officials involved in the controversy. | DFernandezINQ
In a press conference, the committee secretary read its findings and recommendations on the issue after five rounds of hearings.“Recovery of the overpriced in the amount of at least P979 million as proceeds of corruption and the amount actually recovered to be placed in a special national teachers trust fund to support the health and medical needs of public school teachers and the educational needs of their children through a special scholarship program,” the committee secretary said.
It also pushed for the filing of administrative and criminal cases against against executives of the Department of Education and the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management who were involved in the laptop procurement mess.
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