The procurement system for local government units (LGUs) will soon be digitalized, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Oct. 19. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said there will be an electronic reverse auction and electronic or e-marketplace which will cater to...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the country’s procurement law should be more attuned to the changing times, citing the need for amendments amid the digitalization era. The proposed amendments to the 20-year-old Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) have already been...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Sunday, September 17 assured that officials and members who would be elected in the upcoming Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will benefit from a stronger, more responsive SK system. Angara noted it has been a year since Republic Act 11768, which...
The completion of the implementing rules and regulations of the New Agrarian Emancipation Act was dubbed by President Marcos as his best birthday gift ever. President Marcos signs the Executive Order that extends the moratorium on payments of amortization on agrarian debt by agrarian reform...
President Marcos has extended the moratorium on payments of amortizations on agrarian debt of farmer beneficiaries to another two years. Marcos signed Executive Order on Tuesday, Sept. 12, which extends the executive order he signed last year that gave farmers a one-year moratorium on...
A better agriculture sector for the country is what President Marcos is wishing for on his 66th birthday. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) "Maging maayos na ang agrikultura (A better agriculture)," Marcos said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when asked about his...
Twenty-six new lawyers who will be handling " vintage " agrarian cases has taken their oath of office. (Photo courtesy of DAR) The lawyers took their oath before Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary Conrado M. Estrella III. According to Estrella, they will be assigned around the...
Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Monday, August 21, said government procurement reforms should lead to the expedited purchase of defense equipment the country needs to protect its territory, especially from the illegal incursions of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos (Facebook) Presidential son, Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos has moved to hasten the process in the purchase of life-saving medicines and medical equipment under the existing Government Procurement Reform Act. Rep. Marcos did so by filing...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed appreciation to House Deputy Minority Leader Francisca “France” Lustina Castro after she vowed that the Makabayan bloc will scrutinize the pension system of military personnel and other uniformed personnel (MUP). *AFP spokesperson Col. Medel...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 30 called for the inclusion of some pending anti-graft bills to the proposed new procurement law that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. seeks to be prioritized. ...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, on Wednesday, July 26, vowed to pursue the passage of a measure seeking to introduce amendments to the procurement law and auditing code to help empower local government units (LGUs). Sen. Francis "Chiz"...
