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Ombudsman agrees with Marcos on revisiting procurement law, but not auditing code

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Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Office of the Ombudsman. Quezon City. February 19, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/05/20/20200219-ombudsman-headquarters-jc-8919.jpg"/><figcaption>The Office of the Ombudsman. Quezon City. February 19, 2020. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Tuesday expressed his approval of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.&#x27;s order to pass a new procurement law, but not his push for a new auditing code.</p><p>During his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) delivered Monday, Marcos said: &quot;I urge the government to enact a new government procurement law and a new government auditing code... to make government procurement and auditing more attuned to these changing times.&quot;</p><p>In a text statement, Martires said he agreed with Marcos that the procurement law should be revisited. Particularly, he said bond requirement for suppliers must be studied carefully.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/24/23/marcos-jr-asks-congress-to-pass-12-priority-bills">#SONA2023: Marcos Jr calls on Congress to pass 12 priority bills</a></li></ul><p>“It increases the price of supplies and equipment to the prejudice of the government,” Martires said.</p><p>Martires cited as example a vehicle which costs P1 million that will cost the government P1.2 to P1.4 million to purchase.</p><p>“Isn&#x27;t that insane? Worse, the procurement law is becoming a &#x27;lucrative source of income&#x27; for corrupt government officials,” Martires said.</p><p>Martires added that the law creating the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) must also be repealed.</p><p>“This office is also becoming a source of creative government officials who want to increase their earnings,” Martires said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/11/22/p13-billion-ppe-contract-of-ps-dbm-flagged">Auditors flag P1.3-billion PPE contract of PS-DBM</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/22/deped-ps-dbm-grilled-for-bidding-laptops-with-bags">DepEd, PS-DBM questioned for bidding laptops with bags</a></li></ul><p>However, Martires said there is no need to amend or create a new law on government auditing procedures.</p><p>“I am satisfied with the present Auditing Code. I have no complaint,” Martires said.</p><p>Martires added that Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Gamaliel Cordoba is “doing good.”</p><p>“But of course I leave it to Chair Cordoba, the Commissioners and the auditors who are the experts in this field,” Martires said.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qf4-k3HIWgY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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Ombudsman agrees with Marcos on revisiting procurement law, but not auditing code

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 25, 2023 12:43 PM PHT

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