PS-DBM convenes panel to review green procurement standards in PH
MANILA - The Procurement Service (PS), the purchasing arm of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), has convened a committee tasked to pursue and implement "Green Public Procurement (GPP)" in the Philippine government. In a news release on Sunday, PS-DBM executive director Dennis Santiago said the establishment of an Inter-Agency Technical Specifications Review Committee (IATSCR) will allow the agency to assess, review and evaluate existing Common-Use Supplies and Equipment (CSE) Technical Specifications to adhere to and comply with local and international standards. CSEs, wh...