DepEd ‘fix’: Supplier must replace laptops if slow

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.     DepEd ‘fix’: Supplier must replace laptops if slow Teachers who have received the overpriced but slow laptops that were recently flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) may get a proper replacement device, according to the Department of Education (DepEd).     Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial   Maguindanao floods displace 15K families COTABATO CITY—A boy drowned while at least 15,000 families were displaced as floods hit the towns of Pagalungan and Datu Montawal in Maguindanao following heavy rains that started on Monday night.   BACK-TO-SCHOOL BLUES. Lacking resources and forced to solicit donations, some public school teachers see an uneasy return to the old normal as they prepare classrooms during the Brigada Eskwela drive ahead of the opening of classes on Aug. 22. —GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE   Retailers bracing for gas shortage LONDON—As energy bills mount and the threat of rationing increases, some European retailers are turning off lights and considering shorter opening hours this winter. Energy bosses and government officials have urged people and businesses to reduce power use and put in place contingency plans so they are less reliant on gas imports if there are shortages linked to the war in Ukraine.   JOIN US   Opinion: Cheaper medicines for all How much more expensive? At one time, branded drugs cost as much as 22 times more, while generics are priced four times more than the international reference prices for branded and generic medicines, according to a separate survey commissioned by the Department of Health (DOH). Such price gouging is nothing short of criminal.         © 2022 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe