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DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman thanked the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for working with the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) in the assessment of the Philippine public procurement system.
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MANILA - Proper procurement is an "essential" part of any government institution and a "deciding factor" in the delivery of the government's service to the public, a Budget official said. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangadaman made this remark during the inaugural meeting of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on Monday. Pangandaman, who concurrently serves as GPPB chairperson, said proper procurement should be guided by three overarching principles -bureaucratic efficiency, transparency, and service to the people. "First, it ensures the efficient implementation of government programs. Second, proper procurement can generate savings for an institution-something very important considering our limited fiscal space due to the pandemic . . . Third, proper and transparent procurement also contributes to trust in government institutions and the administration," she said in a statem
CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 22 (PIA) A portal designed to simplify and improve the efficiency of preparing bidding documents that are crucial to initiating procurement of goods and infrastructure projects was recently launched as a highlight of Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) three-day F.Y. 2021 Procurement Forum.
With the theme Procurement Innovations in Times of Pandemic: Leveraging Technology and Cultivating an Agile Procurement Regime, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary and GPPB Chairperson Wendel Avisado said that “new procurement reforms and digital platforms shall define and serve as the hallmark of a responsive and agile public procurement system.”
Avisado said the challenges magnified by the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020 had pushed the GPPB to adapt and innovate while keeping true to its mandate.