DBM urged to reform procurement service
MANILA - Reforming the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) should be among the priority projects of Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman to save taxpayers' money, Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. In a statement on Thursday, Recto said Pangandaman should prepare "an exit plan" that will phase down PS-DBM's big ticket procurement activities, considering that the Commission on Audit (COA) discovered irregularities in the operations of the buying arm of the government. "I have no doubt that the highly capable Secretary Pangandaman will do w...