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    The Promises and Pains in Procurement Reforms in the Philippines

    Navarro, Adoracion M.; Tanghal, Juan Alfonso O. | April 2017
    Abstract
    This study examines procurement policy issues in light of the recent concerns on delays in project implementation and underspending by government agencies. In the 2014 and 2015 reports by the Department of Budget and Management, procurement is cited as a reason for underspending. Likewise, government agencies with major underspending concerns noted "public procurement issues" as a recurring reason for the low disbursement outturn. In an attempt to make procurement less of a hurdle, Congress currently proposes to grant emergency powers to the president and do away with competitive bidding as the default mode in implementing transportation projects. However, procurement data analysis shows that in civil works procurement, the bid failure rate tends to be higher under the alternative mode of procurement than under the competitive mode, a result which does not support Congress' proposal. Key lessons from experience are also investigated through interviews with various government agencies in the implementation and execution of the Philippine procurement process. The numerous key informant interviews greatly revealed the difficulties encountered and good practices implemented under the current legislative framework. To address procurement issues, the study recommends: (1) pursuing deliberate investments on and having a political will for systems change and organizational culture change; (2) greater investment on planning and other preparatory activities before the actual procurement; (3) innovation orientation in public procurement; and (4) value-for-money procurement.
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    Navarro, Adoracion M.; Tanghal, Juan Alfonso O.. 2017. The Promises and Pains in Procurement Reforms in the Philippines. © Philippine Institute for Development Studies. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/7247.
    Keywords
    Government
    Institutional Framework
    Public Administration
    Business Ethics
    Political Leadership
    Public enterprises
    Public finance
    Governance
    Corporate Governance Reform
    Governance Approach
    Governance Quality
    Public Sector Projects
    Public Sector Reform
    Political Leadership
    Political Power
    Institutional Framework
    Government
    Government accounting
    Government
    Political obligation
    Public management
    Government accountability
    Transparency in government
    Political ethics
    Government spending policy
    Government services
    Democracy
    Democratization
    Elections
    Local government
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    Navarro, Adoracion M.
    Tanghal, Juan Alfonso O.
    Theme
    Governance
    Public Sector
     
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