DepEd Scraps Its P427 Million Noodles with Fresh Eggs, Food for School Program Amidst Charges of Overpricing

28 May 2009

Secretary Jesli Lapus of the DepEd has cancelled its P427 million noodles project amidst charges of overpricing and other irregularities.

This is the ABS-CBN video report via kyte.tv:

These articles discuss in greater detail the background of this case:

DepEd cancels noodle contract 

Ombudsman probes ‘overpriced’ noodle deal

Lapus cancels P427-M noodles contract tinged with corruption

Senate asked to push through with noodle probe

Hindi po nakakatuwa ang balitang ito na mismo sa DepEd, tagapagturo ng bayan, ay may nagaganap na korapsyon. Dapat po natin itong talakayin, suriin at kapulutan ng aral.

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If There is Overpricing by P8, Secretary Angelo Reyes Wants to Hang the Oil Companies — Ang Tagal Naman!

30 April 2009

"If there is overpricing to the extent of P8, then let's hang these oil companies," says Department of Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes.

Kailangan pa bang umabot ng P8 ang overpricing?!  Overpricing by whatever amount is overpricing! 

This is the video clip courtesy of gmanews.tv:

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Transparency is the only way by which we can be sure that there is no overpricing by these oil companies.  A system should be set up in such a way that prices can be audited not only by the DOE, the BIR and the COA but also by the Filipino people themselves.  As the people who bear the heavy burden of oil prices and the taxes that come with them, we should have an easy way to determine what the real prices of oil products should be.

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