Full digitalization at PS-DBM key to an efficient, transparent procurement system – Pangandaman

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DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman expressed her strong support to the full digitalization of the public procurement process being undertaken by the Procurement Service (PS)-DBM to ensure transparency and generate savings.

According to Secretary Pangandaman, the PS-DBM is currently implementing an extensive reform agenda that focuses on thorough procurement procedures.

β€œπΌπ‘› 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ πΉπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑅. π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘œπ‘  π½π‘Ÿ.’𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘š π‘”π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘  8-π‘π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘†π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘šπ‘–π‘ π΄π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ž, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑃𝑆-𝐷𝐡𝑀 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Žπ‘› 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘š π‘–π‘›π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘”π‘™π‘œπ‘π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑏𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘ , 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘”π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ ,” Secretary Pangandaman emphasized.

PS-DBM Executive Director Dennis Santiago recently met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) representatives to discuss full procurement digitalization and analytics, two strategic priorities in the development of a comprehensive acquisition process to strengthen the PS-DBM’s integrity as the government’s central purchaser.

The meeting was held in preparation for UNDP’s Country Program for 2024-2028.

The procurement process, widely seen as the most daunting bottleneck in budget utilization due to alleged rampant corruption, interpretational ambiguities, and a lackluster capability to carry out procurement tasks within government agencies, causes service delivery delays.

Santiago said the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) is undergoing modernization. He highlighted prominent improvements such as an integrated e-bidding system, an electronic payment facility, and other associated improvements.

β€œπ΄π‘› 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘š π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘–π‘›π‘  𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑒π‘₯π‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘“π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘-π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘˜π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑝𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘-𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ,” Santiago said, pointing out that the PS-DBM’s 12-point Agenda is highlighted by its focus on the procurement solely of Common-use Supplies and Equipment (CSEs) β€” including the study, review, rationalization, recasting specifications and requirements of pricing, and developing a reasonable and fair approved budget for the contract (ABC).

Part of its agenda is implementing an organizational restructuring of PS-DBM, including human resource development and capacity building, and upscaling the logistics and supply chain management for transparency and accountability in the delivery of the procured items.

Likewise in the agenda, which Sec. Pangandaman is advocating, is the enforcement of sustainable procurement through the Green Public Procurement (GPP) initiative.

β€œπΊπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘› π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘¦π‘›π‘œπ‘›π‘¦π‘šπ‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’π‘› π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑝𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  𝑒𝑠 π‘Ž 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑝 π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘–π‘š π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘šπ‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘œπ‘“ π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ 2030,” Pangandaman said.

To optimize budget utilization in government agencies, amending the two-decade-old Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) has also been proposed as a significant reform initiative.

β€œπΌ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘€ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘π‘œπ‘œ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘‘. 𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑒𝑠𝑒 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘›π‘œπ‘€ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘¦π‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘€,” the DBM Secretary said.

β€œπ‘…π‘’π‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑃𝐡𝐡𝑀 aπ‘‘π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘”π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘šπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘–π‘›π‘“π‘™π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, β„Žπ‘’π‘™π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘—π‘œπ‘π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž β„Žπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑠𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘ π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ , 𝑒π‘₯𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑑 π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘, π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘£π‘–π‘‘π‘’ π‘“π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘–π‘π‘’π‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›. π‘Šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘‘ π‘œπ‘› π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘’π‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›β€™π‘  π΄π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Ž π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘ π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’ 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘“π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ , π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘›π‘œ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑 π‘π‘’β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘‘,” Pangandaman added.

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