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DBM stands by importance of PS-DBM amid calls for abolishment

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) headquarters in Manila on September 2, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/08/22/20220902-dbm-facade-jc-5.jpg"/><figcaption>The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) headquarters in Manila on September 2, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Tuesday rejected anew calls for the abolishment of the Procurement Service under her agency, citing its importance in the acquisition process of government agencies. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/09/21/imee-marcos-files-bills-to-abolish-ps-dbm-pitc">Imee Marcos moves to abolish PS-DBM, PITC created during dad&#x27;s presidency</a></li></ul><p>Pangandaman said PS-DBM will have a &quot;huge role&quot; especially in procuring common-use supplies under the proposed procurement law amendments.</p><p>Relatively small agencies can directly buy their supplies from the DBM unit, without undergoing the tedious processes of procurement, she said. </p><p>&quot;Usually naman &#x27;yung mga maliliit na ahensya, &#x27;yung mga binibili niyan ay mga common-use eh. So kung available &#x27;yan sa PS-DBM, ang ating central procurement agency... puwede na silang bumili diretso doon,&quot; the budget chief told Palace reporters. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/22/scrapping-ps-dbm-up-to-congress-budget-chief">Scrapping PS-DBM up to Congress, says budget chief</a></li></ul><p>The PS-DBM has been linked to the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/22/deped-ps-dbm-grilled-for-bidding-laptops-with-bags">P2.4 billion purchase</a> of allegedly overpriced laptops for teachers last year. </p><p>In 2021, it was also linked to the anomalous transactions with transactions with <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/24/21/pangilinan-documents-on-pharmally-dbm-deals-went-missing">Pharmally</a> Pharmaceuticals.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/21/coa-to-look-into-pharmally-govt-deals-in-special-audit">COA to look into Pharmally-gov&#x27;t deals in special audit</a></li></ul><p>Some lawmakers, such as the Makabayan bloc, have criticized the PS-DBM and filed House Bill 3270 which seeks to abolish the department. </p><p>The PS-DBM was created on October 18, 1978 &quot;to establish an integrated procurement system for the national government to take advantage of economies-of-scale in procurement,&quot; read Senate Bill 2388, filed by Sen. Imee Marcos. </p><p>The agency was tasked to buy items used in the daily operations of the bureaucracy - such as pens, papers and toiletries for public buildings - as the government can procure these items at a lower price when bought in bulk.</p><p>The PS-DBM also has a trading function as it resells the items it procured to other government agencies. The PS-DBM charges a 4 percent service fee for procurements it carries out in behalf of other agencies.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2773129" width="100%"></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><address style="text-align:center">Video from PTV</address>

Pangandaman said PS-DBM will have a 'huge role' especially in procuring common-use supplies under the proposed procurement law amendments.

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DBM stands by importance of PS-DBM amid calls for abolishment

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published August 22, 2023 03:58 PM PHT

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Updated August 23, 2023 12:06 AM PHT

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