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                    [Title] => National discretion, local persecution
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After the decorative lamppost scam there is now another alleged irregularity involving a national government project. This time the agency concerned is the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority whose purchase of a fire fighting vehicle is being questioned. Like the lamppost the focus of the complaint is overpricing.
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-09-06 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Eladio Dioko
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                    [Title] => OPS cannot buy luxury vehicles, says DBM
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The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) is prohibited under two issuances of President Arroyo from buying luxury vehicles, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). 


Documents sent by the office of DBM Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr. to The STAR yesterday showed that Administrative Order No. 3 and AO No. 103 prohibit the acquisition of luxury vehicles by government agencies, including state corporations.


                    [DatePublished] => 2006-09-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorName] =>  Jess Diaz
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                    [Title] => Costly cell phones, laptops on OPS shopping list in ’07
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A P1.7-million sport utility vehicle, P50,000 lapel microphones, laptops costing more than P200,000 each, and studio lights costing more than P500,000 each.


These are among the items in the shopping list for next year of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS), headed by Secretary Ignacio Bunye, and the agencies under it. The list was submitted yesterday to the House committee on appropriations chaired by Albay Rep. Joey Salceda.


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National discretion, local persecution

By Eladio Dioko | September 6, 2008 - 12:00am

After the decorative lamppost scam there is now another alleged irregularity involving a national government project. This time the agency concerned is the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority whose purchase...

Freeman Opinion

OPS cannot buy luxury vehicles, says DBM

By Jess Diaz | September 25, 2006 - 12:00am

The Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) is prohibited under two issuances of President Arroyo from buying luxury vehicles, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Documents sent by the...

Headlines

Costly cell phones, laptops on OPS shopping list in ’07

September 20, 2006 - 12:00am

A P1.7-million sport utility vehicle, P50,000 lapel microphones, laptops costing more than P200,000 each, and studio lights costing more than P500,000 each. These are among the items in the shopping list for next...

News Commentary