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DBM hit for failure to blacklist overpriced laptop supplier
By J.Lo
"This is clear form of negligence to protect public funds that should have benefited people directly," ACT Chairperson Vladimer Quetua said nationwide group of teachers has scored Department of Budget and Management over its failure to blacklist supplier of laptops for public school teachers found to be pricey and outdated in 2022.
Based on Commission on Audit's 2022 report for DBM's procurement arm, agency has yet to comply with last year's audit recommendation to blacklist supplier involved in Department of Education's controversial purchase of P2.4 billion worth of entry-level laptops.
ACT said that speaks of DBM procurement arm's "lack of accountability and dereliction of duty to safeguard public funds from malversation."
According to audit report, while PS-DBM management submitted resolution on blacklisting of supplier for approval, state auditors said "blacklisting and termination review committee has not yet conducted blacklisting proceedings over subject contracts."
"Thus, resolution on termination of contracts or blacklisting of suppliers has not been issued," state auditors said.
COA previously found PS-DBM favored joint venture of suppliers namely Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation, LDLA Marketing and Trading Inc., and VST ECS Philippines Inc. over other bidders, despite group failing to meet technical specifications for laptop purchase.
State auditors said joint venture should have been barred from bidding outright because they offered product with outdated specifications, such as laptop with Celeron processor, which is among cheapest in market. This deviated from agreed-upon technical specifications enclosed in memorandum of agreement between DepEd and PS-DBM in December 2017.
In its 2021 management letter to PS-DBM, COA recommended blacklisting committee should promptly terminate and blacklist mentioned projects and suppliers.
ACT urged administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to act on matter and for concerned government agencies to take legal action against officials connected to purchase and "recover overpriced amount."
In same 2021 audit report, COA flagged DepEd for "pricey" entry-level laptops bought through PS-DBM priced at P58,300 each, which exceeded approved budget of P35,046.50 by P23,253.50 per unit.
Purchase of "pricey" laptops led to nearly 50% decrease in number of units DepEd could procure, COA said, going from its target of 68,500 purchased units for teachers to only 39,583.
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