#celeron laptops

Department of Education Spokesperson Michael Poa in a press conference said that DepEd will evaluate the claim and considers "quick fixes" to the procured laptops of Department of Budget and Management - Procurement Service (PS-DBM) worth Php 2.4B which could still be used as the next academic year resumes on August 22nd. "We are trying to remedy the situation because the teachers will use the laptops given to them last year for this coming school year," Poa noted. "[But] if the laptops are confirmed to be really slow and not up to par with what we wanted, then, as far as I understand, they are still covered with warranty and could be replaced," he added. The said Celeron-laptops may get a proper replacement if the claim is proven, that those given to teachers were indeed slow machines. However, he clarified that there is no directive yet for the laptops' replacement as it is still pending evaluation. Briones denied direct involvement with the procurement of the laptops. Source (1) (2) (3) ALSO READ: DepEd spent ~Php 60K each for thousands of Celeron-powered laptops in 2021 –COA report   UPDATE (August 5): The Department of Education in their official statement, clarified that they only received the laptops from Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), saying that PS-DBM was its procuring entity for the said Php2.4B purchase of laptops for teachers initiative. Read more in our articles including "DepEd spox says laptops 'could be replaced' if proven slow, Briones denies direct involvement on PS-DBM procurement" and "DepEd spent ~Php 60K each for thousands of Celeron-powered laptops in 2021 –COA report".