GPPB Resolution No. 10 (2024)
Confirmation of the List of Additional Recognized Trainers of the Government Procurement Policy Board
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RESOLUTION NO. 10 -2024
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CONFIRMATION OF THE LIST OF ADDITIONAL RECOGNIZED TRAINERS OF THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD
WHEREAS, Republic Act (RA) No. 12009, otherwise known as the “New Government Procurement Act (NGPA)”, took effect on 13 August 2024;
WHEREAS, Section 109 of RA 12009, mandates the whole-of-government approach, wherein to scale up professionalization of government procurement practitioners, the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) shall provide sustained training, capacity-building, and support to stakeholders in the government procurement process, such as education, training, seminars, and workshops in areas such as modes of procurement, streamlined processes, supply chain management and logistics including warehousing and digitalization;
WHEREAS, Section 46(d) of RA No. 12009, mandates the GPPB to ensure the professionalization of procurement practitioners by developing an inclusive capacity development program which aims to enhance accountability among procurement professionals in both the public and private sectors, among others;
WHEREAS, for the GPPB and its Technical Support Office (TSO) to fulfill their mandate in professionalizing the procurement practitioners of the Procuring Entities (PEs) even before the passage of the NGPA, the GPPB-TSO maintains a pool of Recognized Trainers who are tapped as Resource Persons in procurement trainings nationwide;1
WHEREAS, the GPPB issued Resolution No. 12-2018 and Circular No. 07-20182 to provide guidance on the conditions for the recognition of procurement training or capacity development activities pursuant to Section 16 of the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA No. 9184, and to recognize the authority of the GPPB Recognized Trainers as Resource Speakers to conduct procurement trainings;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the above issuances, GPPB Recognized Trainers were invited to attend Knowledge and Skills Enhancement Training Workshop to equip them with the recent updates and issuances in procurement over the past years;
WHEREAS, to address the heightened demand for training, the GPPB-TSO conducted the Recruitment, Selection, and Recognition Program (hereinafter referred to as “Program”) from 31 July 2023 to March 2024;
WHEREAS, the GPPB approved Resolution No. 03-20243 the first batch of graduates, comprising of eighteen (18) trainers across the Philippines who successfully completed the Recruitment, Selection, and Recognition Program;
WHEREAS, on 21 October 2024, an additional eleven (11) candidates from the aforementioned training have completed their respective demonstrational assessments from March-April 2024 and were qualified to be part of the second batch of graduates.
WHEREAS, on 18 December 2024, during the 6th GPPB Meeting, the GPPB-TSO presented and recommended to the GPPB the eleven (11) candidates who successfully completed the
1 GPPB Resolution No. 12-2018 dated 04 September 2018. 2 Dated 04 September 2018. 3 Dated 07 June 2024.
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Recruitment, Selection, and Recognition Program;
WHEREAS, further the GPPB-TSO requested to the Board the confirmation to include these eleven (11) newly qualified candidates in the updated List of GPPB-Recognized Trainers;
WHEREAS, during the same meeting, the Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management representative sought clarification on the selection process and qualifications. The GPPB-TSO in response explained the recruitment program for GPPB Recognized Trainers, anchored on the GPPB Circular No. 07-2018;
WHEREAS, the GPPB Alternate Chairperson instructed the GPPB-TSO to revisit the Circular No. 07-2018 and assess whether there is a need to issue a new circular regarding the selection and qualification process for GPPB Recognized Trainers, to ensure their relevance and alignment with current procurement policies and practices;
WHEREAS, after careful review and deliberation, the GPPB resolved to adopt the recommendation of the GPPB-TSO to include in the List Recognized Trainers the eleven (11) candidates who successfully completed the Recruitment, Selection and Recognition Program, attached herein as Annex “A”;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing, WE, the Members of the GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD, by virtue of the powers vested on US by law and other executive issuances, hereby RESOLVE to confirm, adopt, and approve, as WE hereby confirm, adopt, and approve to INCLUDE in the List of GPPB Recognized Trainers the eleven (11) additional individuals who successfully completed the recent Recruitment, Selection, and Recognition Program, attached herein as Annex “A”.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED this 18th day of December 2024 at Quezon City, Philippines.
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____________________________________ GPPB, Chairperson DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
____________________________________ NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ____________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
____________________________________ PROCUREMENT SERVICE – DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT
____________________________________ PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE
Annex A of GPPB Resolution No. 10-2024, dated 18 December 2024 Page 1 of 1
ANNEX “A”
GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD RECOGNIZED TRAINERS NEW GPPB RECOGNIZED TRAINERS
NO.
NAME AFFILIATION TRAINER SINCE
1 Mr. Paul Azarraga Abarca Department of Budget and Management - Region XIII 2024 2 Ms. Michelle Binas Andes Bicol University 2024 3 Dr. Ria Vicente Bansigan Department of Budget and Management 2024 4 Mr. Reynard II Polintan Cacatian Cagayan State University 2024 5 Atty. Joseph Adrian Ballon Llames National Housing Authority 2024 6 Atty. Ian Kenneth Belmonte Lucero Cebu Provincial Government 2024 7 Dr. Eileen Lorena M. Mamino University of the Philippines – Los Banos 2024 8 Atty. Hedjarah Batugan Mangompia-Said Commission on Audit – Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2024 9 Ms. Jehan Yap Mitmug Bangsamoro Transition Authority 2024 10 Engr. Vincent Almonte Orozco Bicol University 2024 11 Mr. Eduard Paul Peñaranda Paca Department of Health (Eastern Visayas Center for Health Development) 2024