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Senado inaprubahan ang committee report sa 'sugar fiasco' probe

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 08:35 PM

Inaprubahan na ng Senado ngayong Lunes ang report ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee mula sa naging imbestigasyon nito sa kontrobersyal na Sugar Order No. 4. Read more »

Tolentino: 'Conspiracy' in DepEd overpriced laptops

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 09:51 PM

The Commission on Audit also stood by its findings that the procured laptops bought for P58,300 apiece were more expensive by up to 159% compared to same laptops sold in the market. Read more »

3 MOAs hound DepEd laptop project

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 29 09:53 PM

The project involved the procurement of a planned 68,500 laptops for public school teachers, with a proposed unit price of P35,046. The undertaking, however, ended with only 39,583 teacher-recipients of supposedly outdated laptop units priced at P58,300 each. Read more »

Committee report sa Sugar Order No. 4, sumalang sa interpellation sa Senado

Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 10:08 PM

Muling sumalang sa interpellation sa Senado ang Committee Report No. 3 ni Sen. Francis Tolentino kaugnay ng naging resulta ng imbestigayon ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee sa kontrobersiyal na Sugar Order No. 4. Read more »

Senate offers protection for witness in DepEd laptops issue

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 03:33 PM

The Senate blue ribbon committee said it is willing to extend protection to Marcelo Bragado Jr. following his testimony on the DepEd laptops issue. Read more »

DepEd official, ex-PS-DBM exec contradict on teachers’ laptop MOA

Sherrie Ann Torres and Johnson Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:44 PM

An official of the Department of Education on Thursday contradicted the former head of the budget department’s Procurement Service regarding the two agencies’ 2021 Memorandum of Agreement for the controversial purchase of laptops for teachers. Read more »

Koko, Risa file separate report on ‘sugar fiasco’

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 05:33 PM

Senators Koko Pimentel and Risa Hontiveros file their own report to dispute some of the findings of the Blue Ribbon panel's investigation on the sugar importation 'fiasco', at the Senate building in Pasay City on Tuesday. Read more »

Minority senators dispute Blue Ribbon findings on 'sugar fiasco'

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 04:46 PM

The Senate's minority bloc presented its own findings into the sugar importation 'fiasco.' Read more »

Sugar import probe report referred to Senate plenary

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 09:31 PM

The Senate Blue Ribbon's Committee Report No. 3, containing the panel's findings on the recent sugar importation fiasco, was formally referred Monday to the plenary. Read more »

Senators seek more eyes on SRA after importation mess

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 06:04 PM

Future missteps in the government’s sugar importation process will be prevented if more eyes will oversee the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), according to a Senate panel. Read more »

Senate panel pinakakasuhan ang mga pumirma sa sugar import order

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 08:46 PM

Inirekomenda ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee na kasuhan ng Office of the Ombudsman ang 4 na opisyal na pumirma sa kontrobersiyal na Sugar Order No. 4. Read more »

Gatchalian questions PS-DBM's DepEd laptop procurement

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 08:05 PM

Gatchalian said that the invitation to bid for the procurement of laptops was issued even without a signed memorandum of agreement. Read more »

Senate panel seeks raps vs Agri officials tagged in sugar fiasco

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 09:14 PM

The panel recommended the filing of several criminal complaints against the 4 Agriculture officials. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 6, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Ex-SRA chief: Marcos Jr. raised idea to import higher sugar volume

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 11:27 PM

During the Zoom meeting, Serafica said he dissuaded the President from pursuing the plan. Read more »

ES Rodriguez attends Senate hearing

Senate PRIB Photos handout
Posted at Sep 06 05:37 PM

Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez arrives at the Senate on Wednesday to clarify what transpired before the controversial issuance of SO4. Read more »

Senate report on sugar importation mess out Thursday

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 05:13 PM

Asked if they would recommend filing of charges against individuals allegedly involved, Sen. Francis Tolentino said "definitely." Read more »

Rodriguez shows up at Senate after panel votes to subpoena him

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 11:55 PM

During his appearance, Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez answered some of the questions raised during the previous hearing. Read more »

Senate blue ribbon subpoenas Rodriguez to sugar probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 06 12:08 PM

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee voted to subpoena Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez to compel him to attend its investigation on sugar importation. Read more »

Pimentel warns Rodriguez vs skipping Senate probe on sugar mess

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 02 05:48 PM

Sen. Koko Pimentel said the Senate Blue Ribbon committee is a powerful panel which deserves respect from all government officials. Read more »