DepEd’s P 370-million vehicle purchases questioned

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MANILA, Philippines — A teachers’ group has described as the Department of Education’s (DepEd) version of the “dolomite scam” its purchase of over P370-million worth of service vehicles

The 166 Mitsubishi Strada 4×4 GLS MT pickup trucks, however, represented only the second batch of service vehicles purchased by the DepEd. In total, it bought 254 pickup trucks with the first batch of 88 vehicles distributed on Dec. 5 last year. The second batch was handed out on Oct. 1 in San Fernando City, Pampanga.The DepEd did not disclose the cost of the vehicles although a check of the Mitsubishi website showed that the 4×4 GLS MT model was priced at P1.465 million apiece.

In an aide-memoire dated Oct. 1, Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua said it was “the first time in the history of the DepEd” that service vehicles were distributed to all regional and schools division offices with uniform specifications and designs to respond to their needs. Pascua said the vehicle model had the lowest price during open-bidding procurement aside from meeting the listed specifications—diesel-powered, Euro 4 emission, a three-year warranty, a global positioning system device and antilock braking system, among others.

 

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