ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR III
Fabulous and erudite, the discussions were not only mindful and demure as she said, its awe inspiring. It was a vivid description of Atty Rowena Candice M. Ruiz, LLM , CESO I the Executive Director V of the Government Procurement Policy Board -Technical Support Office.
The existing law on government procurement or Republic Act 9184, is slowly yet surely transitioning to the New Government Procurement Act which is Republic Act 12009.
The said law was approved July 20, 2024, the date of publication was July 29, 2024 and Date of Effectivity was on August 13,2024. The Implementing Rules and Regulations are on the works and soon, it will be a new way of doing things.
Atty Rowena Candice M. Ruiz , LLM , CESO I the Executive Director V of the Government Procurement Policy Board -Technical Support Office is on its 3rd day of a Master Class Focused Procurement Reform and Policy Discourse as part of the Gabay sa Paglilingkod Batch 50 as sponsored by the Career Executive Service Board.
Fabulous and erudite , the discussions was not only mindful and demure as she said , its awe inspiring.
Usec. Ruiz emphasized the need to make things better for all. Although, she also emphasized that things are constantly changing that is simply one reason why the RA 9184 must be changed to keep abreast with the times.
The NGPA, boosts of Sustainable Procurement with some projects not only inclusive of the purchase of goods but also the disposal, According to USec. Ruiz, new efforts to have Procurement Practitioners, one that can be trained and regulated by the Professional Regulation commission. She was adamant about Agility of leaders to change ways to make procurement ahead of the collusion and corruptors.
Further the Governing Principles still includes Enhanced Transparency, Improved Competitiveness, Increased Efficiency, Proportionality, Enhanced Accountability, Participatory Procurement, Sustainability and Professionalism.
In all, the new law is still in transition, and it was emphasized that the old RA 9184 is still in effect until 2025 or whenever the new IRR is out.
But we see the best times for Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability coming our way due to the new NGPA. We are looking at the end of the days when the 35 percent lost to corruption in our government must be put to stop.
