DBM signs MOA with PLM for procurement professionalization

THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM), through the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB), signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) Specialist Course.

- velop government personnel into professional practitioners able to navigate the complexities of public current system that cause procure- ment failures.

“We have been trying to clean our lot, but historical experiences of corruption and underspending only highlight the urgent need to bridge the gap in public procurement,” said Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno.

Department of Budget and Management seals partnership with Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila on February 19, 2018 in Intramuros, Manila. During the signing, from left: PLM Executive Vice President Jose Silerio, PLM Board of Regents Chairman Benjamin Espiritu, PLM President Ma. Leonora De Jesus, DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno, GPPB Executive Director Dennis Santiago and GPPB Deputy Executive Director Melissa Santiago-Yan.

“Indeed, with knowledgeable procurement specialists, the government will do a better job in allocating and utilizing public resources,” he added.

“Capacitating the bureaucracy will help ensure that public funds - but are translated to better goods, services, and infrastructure that the DBM Secretary elaborated.

To date the GPPB has partnered with ten state universities and higher education institutions, each offering a post-graduate degree program or a procurement. The PLM is its latest partner institution in the procurement professionalization program.

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