| Organization |
| As a primary aspect of the Philippine Government's
public procurement reform agenda, the Government
Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) was established
by virtue of Section 63 of Republic Act 9184 (R.A.
9184) as the central agency of Government tasked
to perform the following duties and responsibilities: |
- Protect national interest in all matters
affecting public Procurement, having
due regard to the country's regional
and international obligations;
- Formulate and amend, whenever necessary,
the Implementing Rules and Regulations
and the corresponding standard forms
for Procurement;
- Ensure that Procuring Entities regularly
conduct Procurement training programs
and prepare a Procurement operations
manual for all offices and agencies
of government;
- Conduct an annual review of the effectiveness
of R.A. 9184 and recommend any amendments
thereto, as may be necessary;
- Establish a sustainable training program
to develop the capacity of Government
procurement officers and employees,
and to ensure the conduct of regular
procurement training programs by the
procuring entities; and
- Conduct an annual review of the effectiveness
of the Act and recommend any amendments
thereto, as may be necessary.
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| The Implementing Rules and Regulations Part
A (IRR-A) of R.A. 9184 provides a more detailed
set of duties and responsibilities of the GPPB,
to wit: |
- To protect national interest in
all matters affecting public procurement,
having due regard to the country's
regional and international obligations;
- To formulate and amend public procurement
policies, rules and regulations, and
amend, whenever necessary, this IRR-A;
- To prepare a generic procurement
manual and the standard bidding forms
for procurement;
- To ensure the proper implementation
by procuring entities of the Act,
this IRR-A and all other relevant
rules and regulations pertaining to
public procurement;
- To establish a sustainable training
program to develop the capactiy of
Government procurement officers and
employees, and to ensure the conduct
of regular procurement training programs
by and for procuring entities; and
- To conduct an annual review of the
effectiveness of the Act and recommedn
any amendments thereto, as may be
necessary.
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| As with any organization, it is important to
set the duties, responsibilities, and specific
functions of the GPPB within the context of
its Vision, Mission, and Objectives (VMO), for
these would serve as the general guide in determining
whether the GPPB is performing its duties and
responsibilities in a manner that is consistent
with the Government's procurement reform program.
Therefore, envisioned as the policy making entity
and the oversight body on the implementation
of procurement reform in the country, the following
GPPB VMO has been recommended and deemed approved
by the GPPB: |
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| Vision |
| A Government procurement system that is transparent, efficient and free of corruption, using information and communications technology as a tool for implementation, creating solidarity and proper coordination amongst all Government agencies, improved transactions between the Government and its suppliers, contractors and consultants, and an atmosphere of trust and confidence between the Government and the general public. |
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| Mission |
| To be the principal body responsible
for procurement policy formulation and the implementation
and monitoring of effective public procurement
reform, thereby promoting and achieving good
governance, in general, and transparency, accountability,
equity, effectiveness, efficiency and economy
in Government, in particular. |
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| Objectives |
| To
be the principal body responsible for procurement
policy formulation and the implementation and
monitoring of effective public procurement reform,
thereby promoting and achieving good governance,
in general, and transparency, accountability,
equity, effectiveness, efficiency and economy
in Government, in particular. |
- To protect national interest in all
matters affecting public procurement,
having due regard to the country's regional
and international obligations;
- To implement good and effective governance
through public procurement reform;
- To initiate and provide general procurement
policy formulation; and
- To establish transparent, effective,
and enforceable legal and regulatory
mechanisms on procurement reform.
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Dr. FIORELLO R. ESTUAR
Private Sector Representative
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