ACT TEACHERS Party-list Representative France Castro urged the House of Representatives to hear her resolution that calls for an investigation of the procurement of overpriced outdated laptops for teachers by the Department of Education through the Department of Budget and Management – Procurement Service.

Following the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on the overpriced laptops, the lawmaker said that the House should not turn a blind eye on this anomalous purchase that affected thousands of public school teachers.

“Inamin na sa hearing kahapon sa Senado na mayroong mga pagkakamali ang DepEd at PS-DBM. Hindi pwedeng ‘sorry’ na lang ang maririnig natin habang binabarat ng gobyerno ang mga guro sa suportang ibinibigay para sa kanilang pagtuturo at napipilitan silang gamitin ang kakarampot na sweldo para makatugon sa mga gawain at pamantayan para sa ’21st century teacher’ sa panahon ng pandemya,” Castro said.

“Huwag sana magmukhang hindi pinapansin ng House of Representatives ang mga isyu ng guro at pinagtatakpan ang mga nangyayari lalo na’t esensyal na gamit ang laptop para sa mga teachers natin ngayon para sa paghahatid ng kalidad na edukasyon para sa ating mga kabataan,” she added.

Castro confirmed that they filed House Bill 3270 that seeks to abolish the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management.

“We urge the House of Representatives to act on these measures and show our teachers that their calls are heard,” she said.