Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 662)
The main purpose is to enhance transparency measures under Republic Act No. 9184 (Government Procurement Reform Act) and to create the Procurement Transparency Group to monitor compliance and prevent anomalies in public sector procurement.
All National Government Agencies (NGAs), Government Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs), Government Financial Institutions (GFIs), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), and Local Government Units (LGUs) are directed to post the required procurement reports.
(a) Annual Procurement Plan; (b) Procurement Monitoring Report; (c) List of NGOs, civil society organizations, or professionals’ associations invited as observers; and (d) Blacklisting orders against suppliers, constructors, and consultants.
Contracts involving an amount of One Hundred Million Pesos (P100,000,000.00) and above are subject to evaluation, comment, recording, and monitoring by the Procurement Transparency Group.
The NGO Observer calls the attention of agency heads on potential non-compliance with Republic Act No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, discusses issues gathered from monitoring activities, and ensures the transparency and compliance of the procurement process.
They can be held liable for dereliction of duty and conduct grossly prejudicial to the best interest of the service, and they may face administrative, civil, or criminal charges under applicable laws.
The Group is headed by the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and includes the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for Human Development, Transparency and Accountability Network, Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption, and two NGOs involved in training procurement observers and/or reforms.
Heads of government agencies shall designate their authorized permanent representatives by special written authority. Similarly, non-government organizations are invited to authorize their permanent representatives by special written authority.
The Group can recommend remedial actions, improvements in procurement and contract monitoring processes, sanctions, implementation of remedial measures, and the filing of criminal, civil, or administrative charges.
Yes, the Group may issue guidelines for compliance and monitoring, and may deputize or contract experts, local communities, government units, and non-government entities to assist in information gathering, evaluation, and monitoring of contract compliance.