The Armed Forces
of the Philippines Procurement Service (AFPPS) reported more than P700 million
savings in favor of the government from January to November 2015.
Brig. Gen. Alvin
Francis A. Javier, AFPPS commander, said the amount saved is twice their
recorded savings for the entire calendar year (CY) 2014.
In his report to
AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri through Brig. Gen. Job S. Yucoco,
the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Javier said that the AFPPS, working in
conjunction with various AFP Bids and Awards Committees (BAC), registered a
total of P765,745,422.06 residuals or savings from January to November.
He said anount is
equivalent to eight percent of the total approved budget for the contracts
(ABC) accepted within CY 2015.
The residuals
were derived from a total of 31,469 purchase orders (POs) or work orders and
contracts processed and facilitated by AFPPS and AFP-BACs with the approved
budget of P9,878,402,674.93, said Javier.
He noted that in
2014, the AFPPS had a P304,354,966.53 savings in favor of the national
government.
Registering the
highest savings through public bidding was the Philippine Air Force (PAF) BAC
and through alternative modes of procurement from the PAF Procurement
Center
Coming in at
second was the Philippine Army Procurement Center (PAPC) under Col. Joel I.
Enrile with a total residual of P139,331,440.89. The amount represents seven
percent of the unit’s ABC facilitated and implemented in conjunction Army BAC
under Brig. Gen. Ronald N. Albano.
http://www.mb.com.ph/afp-procurement-service-reports-p700-m-savings/
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