It’s already one thing that our government supplied outdated equipment for its employees, but apparently these books and computers were bought at ludicrously expensive prices.
According to a report by News5, a DepEd supplier charged Php400,000 per computer package, which consists of some educational software, instructional materials, 1-day technical support, accessories, and a desktop unit computer that’s powered by obsolete components—Intel Pentium IV, 128MB RAM, 40GB internal storage, Nvidia GeForce 4 graphics, and Windows 98 SE. Such a package should only cost around Php15,000 today (and I’m even being generous on that estimate). And even when they were bought in the early 2000s, the Php400,000 price per package would still be completely outrageous.
Other suppliers had also billed the government for books at Php200-300 each, when they should only be priced less than Php100 because of their cheap materials. Worse, these suppliers are apparently still in business with the government.
To put everything in one word: corruption. Two DepEd officials (who still remain in office) are allegedly in collaboration with these suppliers. They’re apparently receiving some kickbacks for buying overpriced equipment.
See the whole video report at the source link below.
[Source: Interaksyon, Via: Unbox]
pota ako nalang magbibigay ng computer nila… nakakahiya nman sa gobyerno ibulsa na lang nila 400k…. windows 98 para sa kinabukasan ng mga mag aaral? pasampal nmn kahit isa lang sa kanila.. ang joke time eh
Bitayin na yang senate sa deped. Plunder n yan ah. Windows 98 , alang ng bayad license nyan dhil matagal ng discontinued ng MS yan. Baka office 97 pa nakalagay dyan. Pesteng gobyerno yan
Nasaan ba yang computer business na yan..? Gusto kong kausapin at nang magawang kasosyo haha!
Zombies ang mga mokong… Zombies ng pera.
Anong software license ba ang pinag-uusapan dito, ‘di ba yung naka-specify lang sa list ng mga naideliver na units? Sa nakita ko, operating system lang yun, walang application software. Ano bang pinaka-mahal na Windows operating system na pang desktop noong early 2000? Ang alam ko Windows 98 SE o puede ring Windows XP Pro, around 8K lang noon ang mga presyo nun.
Yung mga engineer dito na nagko-comment, huwag nyo nang isali sa usapan yung mga apps nyo na worth 500K, anong app ba yun? pang-grade school din ba ang gamit nun? Hindi ganung kamahal ang mga educational CDs. Alam nyo ba ung ‘tongpats’? Ayun yung isyu dito, marami sa ahensya ng gobyerno ang expert sa ganitong sistema ng pagpo-procure ng mga gamit. Yung halagang 100 pesos ginagawang 1,200. Magkano ang walis-tingting nung mayor pa si Joey Marquez, 3K ba? Yung sandamakmak na mga poste ng ilaw sa baywalk nung mayor pa si Lito Atienza? Gising-gising mga people!
Kelangan tlga repasuhin na lahat simula sa pinakamababang govt office hanggang sa malakanyang. PALITAN LAHAT!!!!!!! i hate 2 sound like a damn commie pero Rebolusyon tlga kelangan tapos kamay na bakal!!!!!!!!!
i agree with you
these is where my hard earned money goes. dapat patayin ang mga kurakot na ito. ibigay ang pangalan ng mga hinayupak at lusubin sa bahay.
Aba, ayus ah!! win98 SE: 10,000 per Genuine CD + MS office 97 (10,000), Educational Software assume its 5 software worth 3000 php each, = 15,000, Whole Unit worth 50,000(w/ Mouse and Keyboard). Accessories(UPS 5,000,) All in All 93,000 php, Tsaka nung panahon ng year 2000, May mga computer Shop na, at original pa ang mga gamit na OS at madaming unit pinarerent noon pa man, kung prepresyuhan mo yung mga rental PC nung year 2000 pa ganitong presyo ng Kalahati sa nabanggit ko (40,000 pesos)! Aba’y Kalokohan talaga tong (400,000 php)!!!!
this is true…. may kamag-anak akong teacher sa manila… sabi nya may nakatatak pa sa mga computers na P250K naman yung presyo. this was last year, and the computers were bought recently lang, not in 2000. sa maynila ito, district 2.
bitayin yang mga yan, putek kung makakurakot garapalan ang putek na yan.. sobrang kapal na ng mukha nga mga buwayang to, sarap balatan at budburan ng asin.
guys..i dont intend kampihan ang deped..kurakot tlaga ang ginagwa sila sa gantong mga report..lets just be aware lang na mahal ang license software..nasanay kasi tayong mga pinoy sa piratang software kaya akala natin lahat ng computer related software mura..di ko sila kinakampihan..
dude for sure hindi ka pa nakakabilig ng license software, hindi mo alam sinasabi mo, panira ka pa ng araw sa mga readers dito
dude..im an engineer..did you know ang license software sa proffession namin costs 500 000 pesos?..pero sa recto 100 peso lang..im saying this dahil na realize ko sa opisina namin na mahal pala tlga mga software..minsan isa o dalawa lang sa opisina ang may ganun software..kahit napaka high end ng desktop namin, ang license software konti lang..takot kami ma raid ng NBI ..fyi
Uh windows license software for kids or education costs only somewhat near a $100. (Check the Microsoft website) and theres a bigger discount package if its for schools…
Brad wag mong ikumpara yung software na ginagamit nyo in your profession. That’s probably pretty high end hence the price, pero yung pinag uusapan natin dito is software that can run on an already obsolete OS with pretty crappy specs. Hindi na aabutin ng ilang daang libo yun.
hello engineer, look at the OR, it says there
“1 O/S Windows 98 SE”
That’s the only software mentioned in the OR… True that licenses are pricey especially on development software, but that’s the inconsistency of your comment and this post…
that’s funny donato, paki check nga ulit kung ano ano lang kasama sa package? as far as I know ang nabasa ko lang is windows 98 SE w/c wont be as much as your “500k” license. ok let’s say meron pang microsoft office products malabo parin sa package na umabot ng 400k/piece yung unit. I just recently assembled a gaming pc with all high end spec umabot lang ako ng 120k including original OS and a bunch of original softwares. Saang lupalop ka nakakita ng pent IV setup even with original OS and probably office worth 400k? lol
Donato engr ka pala e bkt d mo ginagamit pag ka engr mo? Solidworks And autocad high end software yan and other estimating software, pero yang pambatang software i dont believe aabit ng 400k each yan knowig p4 lag mga computers nila. Makakabili ka nga 3k surplus coreduo na
Natawa naman ako dito. Sure ka ba sa sinasabi mo? I worked as an network engineer in a BPO, Around 3000+ pc ang hinahandle namin at I’m sure hindi aabot sa 500k ang lincense ng W7 Pro Ed. At sa Office Libre ang MSOffice namin dahil naka Office365 kami. Less maintenance pa yan dahil hosted kami ng MS. if may problem, Supported kami ng MS for FREE. Magagawan ng paraan kung gustong makatipid ng gobyerno. Napakadaming choices ng gobyerno natin kung Computer Infrustructure ang papagusapan.
Ahh, astig na pala ang DepEd, kahit elementary tinuturuan na ng AutoCad.
as if na makakaya nun pc ung AutoCad…wew
pre, baka naman yung license niyo is enterprise or business wise na, hindi isang pc 500,000 pesos, tiyaka magkano lang ang Original na OS from microsoft, yung ultimate edition siguro di aabot ng 50k per license
san yang opisina nyo?
web developer ako at nag tatrabaho sa pasig at license lahat ng software na ginagamit. sure ka na 400k?
Talaga manong 500k ? Business package ata yan sinasabi mo ang pinag uusapan dito OBSOLETE software kaya wag mo na ipagmalaki 500k na desktop mo nakakaawa ka na bully ka dto pa mismo sa mga pc geeks na kausap mo hahaha
5200+ usd o php 230k po ang presyo ng Autocad 2014 License {engineering software po ang autocad
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wud a 400k software run with the specs? we do use autodesk products but the company has to upgrade hardware so we can do realtime 3D simulations, maximize the capability of the software. is it rli like they bought a software to run in an outdated system, too efficient it costs 400k.
B0B0 MO NAMO!!
TO THE PIRATE BAY !
Comparing specs and price of a 2-3 DECADE technology sa pricing today… Even 400K during those 2-3 DECADE time will give you a better specs and program than these “some educational software, instructional materials, 1-day technical support, accessories, and a desktop unit computer that’s powered by obsolete components—Intel Pentium IV, 128MB RAM, 40GB internal storage, Nvidia GeForce 4 graphics, and Windows 98 SE. ” I mean, I may be wrong for saying “better specs” dahil baka ito na ang best specs during that time (sarcasm), but dude, it is not supposed to cost 400K PER UNIT for a computer like this.
Engineer Donato, I am a professional Software Engineer or in short programmer. Kahit gaano pa kamahal ang isang licensed software FYI lang hindi lang naman yan sa isang unit ini-install. Sa pagkaka alam ko pag bumile ka ng isang licensed MS Windows software package. You can install it in not just two or three units depende yan sa package deal ng company nyo and Microsoft. Just a tip bro, google is a good source of information.
wag ka umiyak!
seriously? so sa tingin mo ok lang un? tsk tsk, ilan pa kau?
’98SE?!? Bro, 7K (max na yun) for Win 7. Assuming that during that time (early 2000) 98SE was licensed it would still come out to around 2-3K. Pent IV around 12-15K and NVidia GE Force graphics 4 (wow!) around 5-7k. whole package: not more than 40K. Include 1 day (Isang araw lang po!) training and a few other perifs not more than 80K. 100K mataas na yun. 400K is obvious kickback.
nde mo alam cnsb mo.. hahahahahahahaha
Magkano lang licensed software. Hahaha. Sa 400k, 6-7 macbook na mabibili mo.
HIndi 400k isang license