00:00 Days after a Rappler expose, the Department of Education says it's been suddenly informed by Las Vegas-based logistics firm Transpac that the department "may now haul the goods stored in warehouses"
00:12 The DepEd says when it received Transpac's notice, regional units immediately started hauling them
00:18 On Sunday, December 3, Rappler published an investigative report showing some 3 billion pesos' worth of learning materials were held hostage due to non-payment of warehousing fees
00:28 The agreement with Transpac was carried over from the previous administration and a spilled over to Vice President Saradut Eritu's term as education secretary
00:37 Due to the failure of Transpac to deliver the goods completely and on time, DepEd says it could not pay because the firm has not yet distributed the materials to intended beneficiaries
00:47 (upbeat music)
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