Education Secretary Eduardo 鈥淪onny鈥� Angara 鈥擨nquirer photo/Ni帽o Jesus Orbeta
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Department of Education (DepEd) is advancing its procurement reforms and ensuring the integrity of its bidding process, according to its chief, Sec. Eduardo 鈥淪onny鈥� Angara.
Angara underscored the importance of these reforms during the first-ever Suppliers鈥� Summit, recently held at Century Park Hotel, Manila. During the event, 250 suppliers and service providers convened to discuss procurement improvements, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
鈥淪a ating mga suppliers at bidders鈥攈indi lang kayo negosyo. Kayo ay kaagapay po natin sa reporma. Wala nang dahilan para maantala. Green light na鈥攑ara sa mas maayos na procurement, para sa dekalidad na edukasyon,鈥� Angara said in a statement on Saturday.
(To our suppliers and bidders鈥攜ou are not just a business. You are our partners in reform. There is no reason to delay. Green light now鈥攆or better procurement, for quality education.)
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The agency explained that it has launched the Suppliers鈥� Registry, a key initiative aimed at directly connecting suppliers and service providers to market opportunities within the education department and to 鈥渆xpedite the delivery of learning resources to schools nationwide.鈥�
鈥淭he registry [https://suppliers.deped.gov.ph/] allows businesses to register their products and services, receive bid alerts, and communicate directly with DepEd. By streamlining market participation, it seeks to eliminate inefficiencies and reduce bureaucratic delays in procurement transactions,鈥� it added.
For her part, Undersecretary for Procurement and Finance Oversight Rowena Ruiz disclosed that DepEd has already awarded P1.9 billion worth of DepEd Computerization Program projects鈥�64,000 laptops and smart TV packages and P864 million worth of learning resources, consisting of 87 million modules and 74,000 tablets as of March 2025.