Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 30 called for the inclusion of some pending anti-graft bills to the proposed new procurement law that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. seeks to be prioritized.
One of the anti-graft measures Tolentino is pushing for is Senate Bill No. 1802, which seeks to abolish the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management , the primary government agency involved in various anomalous contracts.
The senator said the abolition of the PS-DBM can be part of the provisions of the proposed new Government Procurement Code that President Marcos has requested from Congress during his second State of the Nation Address last week. Tolentino is also pushing for Senate Bill No. 1803 which seeks the registration of all future joint ventures that will participate in governmetn bidding with the Securities and Exchange Commission .
According to Tolentino, he filed the bill in response to the Senate blue ribbon panel’s probe on the government purchase of Covid-19 vaccines.Tolentino also said he hopes that Senate Bill No. 618 and Senate Bill No. 619 be included in the proposed new procurement law.
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