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Inquirer.net - Nov 6, 2026

MANILA, Philippines— The Department of Education (DepEd) saved at least P1.4 billion in procuring more than 231,000 laptops for public school teachers through an open and competitive bidding instead of through a negotiated procurement, Education Secretary Sonny Angara said in a statement on Friday. The procurement covers 169,008 Mac-based and 62,717 Windows-based laptops for teachers. The

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