Duque defends procurement of pricier medical equipment

He also questioned the price of the government-procured swabbing system, which amounted to $32 dollars each, compared with the ones acquired by the private sector, which was able to buy the same for only $16.Duque then referred the question to Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Lao, executive director of the Procurement Service, saying “none of these items directly procured by DOH.”

“We believe that the PS-DBM has a much wider network of local and international suppliers. We were thinking they would be able to get at very, very competitive if not reasonable pricing points,” he added. “If they will issue to us an APR which is generic, ‘pag sinabi nila na extraction machine, we will bid it to all providers and whoever has the cheapest, we will buy it. But since the APR issued to us is very specific, brand-based, pag specific and brand based, we can only buy that specific brand which is in this case, Thermo Science King Fisher,” Lao said.Lacson then asked if it was allowed under procurement laws for an agency to request for the procurement of an item from a specific brand.

CMRamosINQ What's the difference? You still have not protected more than 2000 fronliners.... Some died even! Are you not ashamed of that? And you still have the guts to feed your family with that? It's either the law or covid virus will reach you.

CMRamosINQ Ganyan ang gobyerno natin ngayon....hinahaluan ng kabulastugan.

CMRamosINQ Can’t imagine why.

CMRamosINQ What’s up mga kurap.

CMRamosINQ 🤔 if it smells like fish...

CMRamosINQ Pwede na magretire after this pandemic

CMRamosINQ Kurakot kayo ng kurakot sa gitna ng pandemya! May kaluluwa pa ba kayo?!

CMRamosINQ senators, please do your job. the people count on you. check those anomalies.

CMRamosINQ who can afford that..?....if there is a problem with finance..p

CMRamosINQ Please publish the cost for everyone to see.

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