ni Jeff Tumbado @News Photo | August 26, 2023
Suspendido ang 12 opisyal mula sa Department of Education (DepEd) at Department of Budget and Management (DBM) kaugnay sa pagbili sa overpriced laptops noong panahon ng Duterte administration.
Sa 11-pahinang resolusyon, sinabi mismo ni Ombudsman Samuel Martires na nakakita sila ng sapat na batayan para suspendihin ang mga opisyal dahil sa grave misconduct, serious dishonesty at gross neglect of duty.
Kabilang sa mga sinuspinde at kinasuhan sina DepEd Undersecretary Annalyn Sevilla, dating DepEd undersecretary Alain del Pascua, dating Department of Budget and Management undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao, DepEd Assistant Secretary for Administration and Procurement, Salvador Malana III, Director Abram Abanil of the Information and Communications Technology Services, DepEd/Designated Ad Hoc Member, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC-1) for the “Laptop for Teachers” Project, Director Jasonmar Uayan, Officer-in-Charge, Executive Director, Procurement Service-DBM, Ulysees Mora Procurement Management Officer, PS-DBM and Designated Chairperson, SBAC-1, Marwin Amil, Procurement Management Officer I, PS-DBM and Designated Provisional Member, SBAC-1; Alec Ladanga, Executive Assistant IV, Office of Undersecretary Sevilla, DepEd, Marcelo Bragado, Director IV, Procurement Management Service, DepEd, Selwyn Briones, Supervising Administrative Officer, DepEd, at Paul Armand Estrada, Procurement Management Officer V, PS-DBM and Designated Regular Member, SBAC-1.
Sinabi ng anti-graft body na ang suspensyon ay ayon sa Section 27 ng Ombudsman Law.
“This Order is immediately executory,” giit pa ng Ombudsman.
Nag-ugat ang desisyon ng Ombudsman sa reklamong inihain ng Senate blue ribbon committee sa imbestigasyon nila sa naturang kontrobersiya.
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