LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Department of Education (DepEd) is reiterating its call to the public to be cautious against people who are using the name/s of DepEd officials to solicit monetary gain or any
favor.
Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Lusitro FSC is warning the public regarding a person
introducing himself as the Secretary and soliciting donations for alleged DepEd projects and
activities.
DepEd has received various reports from the field saying that the person claiming to be
Luistro is calling DepEd field personnel to ask for the details of education partners and
contractors for solicitation purposes. The person is using the numbers: 0977-797-6819 and
0977-797-6818.
DepEd calls on anyone who has received a phone call with the similar modus operandi to
report details to its action center through telephone numbers 636-1663 and 633-1942.
It was learned that some unscrupulous individuals had been name dropping several Dep Ed regional officials to solicit amounts from the different district officers for the sponsorship of the board and lodging of officials from the agency’s central office who will be inspecting their places but the same turned out to be a hoax
