Transparent procurement yields P681-M savings in 2022
MANILA - The government's total savings in 2022 reached over PHP681 million in 2022 as a result of transparent procurement, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Tuesday. In a statement, the DBM said the government generated around PHP681,198,056 in savings in 2022, the "highest" figure registered compared to PHP661.775 million reported in 2020 and PHP559.094 million posted in 2021. "The savings are computed from the difference between the total market selling price and the PS (Procurement Service) - DBM's selling price for each common-use supplies and eq...