00:18.4
To our media partners, if you have
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clarifications, we would
00:21.9
be happy to answer your questions
00:24.2
and I have here with me Atty. Dennis Santiago,
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the Executive Director of
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PSDBM. Thank you very much.
00:30.0
Good morning. Thank you very much,
00:36.7
Madam Secretary. Just to
00:38.7
explain, currently we have the modernized
00:41.3
electronic procurement
00:44.7
system or the MFILGEPS.
00:48.8
electronic bulletin board as its features,
00:51.1
the registry of suppliers,
00:52.9
automatic notification,
00:57.0
or Government of the Philippines Official
00:58.8
Merchants Registry.
01:00.0
So, additional po na feature
01:01.9
ng itong ating MFILGEPS will be
01:04.2
our e-marketplace, the e-reverse
01:06.5
auction, advanced data analytics,
01:08.8
and system integration.
01:10.4
So, we're focusing on the e-marketplace
01:12.4
that we will launch around
01:14.1
the end of July, early August this year
01:17.9
ease of the procurement or ease of procurement
01:20.4
in government. This is also
01:23.2
NGPA or the New Government Procurement
01:26.3
Act as a proposal.
01:30.0
provide a platform both for sellers and
01:32.4
buyers, meaning sellers, market operators,
01:34.9
and of course government as buyers
01:38.4
into products, multiple
01:40.3
products in one platform
01:41.9
where they can choose,
01:44.2
where they can select, and of course
01:46.1
order and actually pay
01:47.8
everything through the system. So,
01:50.2
this will basically shorten the procurement process.
01:53.5
The common things done
01:54.5
through competitive bidding will be
01:55.9
shortened to, you know, in one sitting,
01:58.0
you can already make your purchase.
02:00.0
And then, of course, it provides for
02:02.0
efficiency in government contracting.
02:04.7
So, for the details
02:06.3
on the e-marketplace and other features of the
02:08.2
MPLGFs, we're willing to
02:12.1
clarifications of your questions.
02:18.5
Okay, let's open the floor to questions.
02:22.8
Maricel Halili, TV5.
02:24.9
Magandang umaga po, Secretary.
02:26.3
Sir, ganap, Secretary
02:30.0
is gaano po kalaki
02:31.7
yung matitipid sa panahon
02:34.1
and oras through this
02:35.9
particular platform?
02:37.7
Ano ba yung current na average
02:41.2
Maganda pong tanong yan. Ano po, yung, kunyari sa
02:43.6
procurement po ng goods ngayon,
02:45.6
shortest period to procure to competitive bidding
02:47.6
is around 26 days.
02:49.6
Pinakamahaba po, 136 days.
02:51.9
Now, with the e-marketplace,
02:53.6
you have products already in the system,
02:56.0
then the government procuring
02:57.5
entities will have to select
02:58.8
from those products
03:00.6
and then already make an order
03:02.6
right there and then.
03:04.3
Based, of course, in their analysis of what is
03:06.3
what are the requirements
03:10.4
and then, of course, if those goods will address
03:12.5
those requirements. So, in one day,
03:14.8
pwede ho kayong makaprocure. Ano po?
03:16.5
So, of course, delivery is another matter.
03:19.0
Perhaps two or three days more,
03:20.8
but, you know, shorter than 36
03:26.8
Kasi po, without the
03:28.6
e-marketplace, just to cite lang po,
03:32.6
we will launch this first para sa ating mga
03:36.5
All the national government agencies
03:38.3
and department, lahat po kami nagpipricpure
03:40.7
ng mga sasakyan. Not just yung
03:42.4
ginagamit namin sasakyan for our
03:44.2
everyday work, pati po mga
03:46.4
heavy equipment, ambulance, fire trucks,
03:48.6
among others. Ang ginagawa po ng
03:50.5
ahensya, isa-isa po kami, bumibili.
03:53.3
Para po makabili,
03:54.6
kailangan po i-organize namin yung
03:56.3
back namin. And then, magpapabidaw,
03:58.6
magpapabidaw po kami online, and then
04:00.4
bawat isa po, yung mga suppliers will
04:02.5
go to us, and then we will
04:04.5
talk to them kung ano yung
04:10.4
With this one, yung unang process
04:12.6
po ng procurement, PSDBM
04:15.0
na po yung gagawa nun.
04:18.1
eligible suppliers of a certain
04:20.4
product, for example, yung vehicles po,
04:22.8
nando doon na po sa ating
04:24.2
e-marketplace. Ang gagawin na lang po
04:26.3
ng ahensya, i-click na lang po niya,
04:28.6
on doon sa kailangan niya.
04:31.8
So, sorry. So, sino po yung
04:33.2
pwedeng makasama sa platform?
04:35.1
Meaning, yung mga suppliers will be conducted,
04:37.2
yung pag-screen ng suppliers will be
04:39.0
conducted by PSDBM, but if you want
04:41.0
to be part of the platform, paano po yung
04:43.0
magiging procedure? Lahat din po ba ng government
04:45.0
agencies will also be part of that?
04:47.0
Okay. Yung pong, papano po
04:49.0
ang isang supplier, how will
04:50.9
they land in the e-marketplace
04:53.1
ng procurement platform?
04:54.7
Meron tayong legal technical specifications
04:56.7
naman. Legal, technical, and financial,
04:58.6
eligibility requirements also that they have to comply
05:00.8
with. Now, for our pilot, we're
05:03.3
pilot procurement will be the motor
05:06.7
vehicles. We're looking at our
05:08.5
manufacturers and distributors.
05:11.1
We are not dealing with dealerships.
05:13.2
We're dealing with manufacturers and
05:14.6
distributors of motor vehicles, the bigger players,
05:17.1
so that they are able to provide one,
05:18.9
the scale, the number of motor vehicles.
05:20.6
Of course, we're looking forward to have
05:22.6
discounts, because
05:24.5
this is both procurement.
05:26.5
Though we are not buying them,
05:28.6
goods are consigned to us.
05:31.1
And then, of course,
05:32.5
tama ko kayo, meron pong legal, technical, and
05:34.6
financial parameters that they have to comply with
05:36.6
before they can come in. For example,
05:38.5
technical parameters, can they deliver on time?
05:41.0
Do they have the stock in a certain
05:42.8
period of time, like 30 days, 60 days,
05:46.4
Last that we discussed with them, sabi nila,
05:48.9
sir, ang delivery, mga 30 to 45
05:50.5
days of motor vehicle, compared to
05:52.6
ngayon na ho, kita nyo, there is
05:54.4
a delay, really, in the delivery
05:56.7
of motor vehicles, sometimes 6 years.
05:58.6
6 months to 1 year, no po.
06:00.3
So, dito sa e-marketplace,
06:03.1
paikliin po yan, and then
06:04.5
of course, we have the commitment from the
06:06.3
market operators, these manufacturers
06:08.5
and distributors, no?
06:10.4
That they will deliver on time, and that they
06:12.5
will deliver the requirement in terms
06:18.4
Harley Valbuena, DZME.
06:20.2
Please pass the mic.
06:24.3
Hello, good morning po. Natanong po ni ate
06:26.4
masayong sa time na masasave na
06:28.6
atin. How about po on the
06:32.5
Is there a certain amount that the
06:34.4
government can save by
06:36.5
using the e-marketplace
06:38.2
as a platform for our procurement?
06:41.1
Maganda pong tanong yan.
06:43.1
Kung titignan niyo po yung
06:44.4
conduct of the procurement process
06:46.7
by the Bids and Awards Committee, ano po?
06:48.7
So, mag-start po yan sa posting,
06:50.7
and then you have the pre-bid conference, where the
06:52.4
Bids and Awards Committee members are actually present,
06:55.2
entertaining questions from the
06:56.7
bidders. They will open bids,
06:58.6
this is another stage
07:00.8
in the procurement process, bid evaluation,
07:02.7
post-qual, until the award of contract.
07:04.7
So, marami yung araw, panahon,
07:06.7
na ginugugol. Of course, kada ho-upo nyo
07:08.6
dyan ng Bids and Awards Committee members
07:10.4
sa isang procurement procedure,
07:12.5
procurement activity, it entails cost.
07:14.9
Ano po? So, sa e-marketplace po,
07:16.9
hindi na kailangan mo po yung Bids and Awards Committee
07:18.8
doon, where the procuring entity basically
07:20.6
through perhaps their procurement
07:22.5
service, or let's say their admin
07:24.6
service, will have to go to the e-marketplace
07:27.1
to conduct the procurement.
07:28.6
Itself, ano po. So,
07:30.7
makakat, that's why I was
07:32.4
saying earlier, yung 26 calendar
07:34.6
days mo, or 136 calendar
07:36.5
days for the procurement of goods, magpapaikli
07:38.7
mo talaga siya. See, perhaps longest
07:40.7
one week, shortest three days,
07:42.3
to be able to procure.
07:45.4
Meron lang po tayong rough
07:46.6
estimate ng amount na matitipid
07:48.6
natin, perhaps in a year,
07:50.8
in general po sa buong gobyerno, kapag
07:52.6
po ginamit natin yung e-marketplace.
07:55.1
Of course, the number,
07:57.1
there might be some play in the
07:58.6
number, but it's good to
08:00.3
look at around maybe
08:02.2
8 to 15 percent, ano po, ng matitipid
08:05.0
ng gobyerno doon po sa paggamit
08:06.9
ng e-marketplace. Doon lamang sa cost
08:08.6
na ginugugol ng gobyerno kada
08:10.4
procurement activity or kada procurement
08:12.6
process. Not even on the price yet,
08:14.8
considering the discounts that you will get
08:16.6
from bulk procurement
08:18.8
or bulk acquisition.
08:20.6
Kasama po ito sa study
08:22.9
na ginawa po namin
08:24.9
dati with the World Bank.
08:26.8
Among other, yung mga procurement,
08:28.6
mga procurement reforms na ginagawa po natin
08:30.5
ngayon. And according to that study
08:34.3
digitalize our process,
08:40.4
in our national government,
08:42.3
26 to 29 percent of the cost
08:44.4
will be saved by the national government.
08:48.2
Eden Santos, Net25.
08:55.5
Paano po makatutulong
08:56.7
itong platform na ito para maiwasan?
08:58.6
Yung korupsyon sa
09:00.2
gobyerno po, especially
09:02.7
sa mga kagayang mga nangyari before
09:04.4
sa procurement na talaga
09:06.6
namang umabot pa sa
09:10.9
sa Senado at Kongreso.
09:12.7
At paano po maiwasan yung overpricing?
09:18.5
Actually, transparency is key.
09:21.0
Openness in the procurement process
09:22.6
is very, very important.
09:24.4
Sa e-marketplace po kasi,
09:25.8
may kita niyo na po yung
09:27.3
procuring entities.
09:28.6
Na bumibili, makikita nila po yung
09:30.5
presyo doon ng bawat produkto.
09:32.9
They also have their
09:33.9
in reference to their needs.
09:36.3
Nandoon naman po yung technical specifications
09:38.3
din ang kanilang kailangan.
09:40.3
So, very transparent kung ano yung pipiliin nila.
09:42.8
Of course, it's based on their technical specifications,
09:45.2
based on their needs, based on their
09:46.7
requirements. So, pipiliin po nila
09:48.9
kung ano po yung requirement nila.
09:50.3
Plus, the price that would
09:57.1
kanyari ang presyo doon ay
09:58.6
isang daang piso,
09:59.9
babayaran niya ng 120.
10:01.1
Kasi very clear po,
10:02.1
the payment also is done
10:04.8
So, are we even looking at
10:06.5
the use of the government purchase card?
10:08.9
So, hindi po yung bayaran nito
10:11.1
is outside the system.
10:12.5
The payment is within the system
10:14.3
so that the system can contain and control
10:16.1
the payment mechanism also.
10:22.6
Alvin Baltazar, Raja Pilipinas.
10:28.6
Secretary, Attorney Denis, magandang maga po.
10:31.7
Initially po, ang sabi natin
10:33.7
ang launching ay sa July.
10:37.9
ano nung government offices
10:40.0
ang inausahan natin gagamit na
10:41.9
nung e-marketplace
10:45.8
Actually po, lahat ng government
10:47.8
agencies na gusto nung bumili
10:49.6
ng motor vehicles, pwede hong bumili.
10:51.9
At kanina po, I'm looking at the numbers
10:54.0
of the agency procurement
10:57.6
of motor vehicles,
10:58.6
Ang number po is around 8 billion worth for about 2,000 something motor vehicles. Marami po yung requirement na ng government agency for quarter 1 pa lamang po.
11:12.7
So hopefully, lahat po nang gustong bumili ng sasakyan, maserve po namin.
11:17.6
Of course, but there's that delivery timeline that are being requested by the manufacturers.
11:23.0
Sabi nila, kailangan po naman talaga ng timeline kasi hindi po ma-deliver agad-agad lahat ng mga requirement.
11:30.3
But of course, we will accede to the capacity of the market as well.
11:35.8
Kasama din po dito yung mga local government units natin.
11:40.8
So sir, ito po yung number. 2,779 units, around 8 billion pesos per quarter.
11:47.6
So hopefully, kung mailagay po or maserve namin siya, mas mabilis ang procurement ng motor vehicles for the whole of government with the e-marketplace.
12:02.1
Secretary, attorney, this is for strict compliance.
12:05.8
Pagkano kung hindi makapag-compliance, nabanggito rin si Secretary kanina na pati mga LGUs, kinakailangan gumamit na.
12:12.8
Anong pwede nating maging action pagka hindi sila na-compliance?
12:16.2
Actually, sir, tama po kayo.
12:17.6
Ito po nga, when the motor vehicles are considered as CSEs or common use, there are situations really that availability of the unit, time of delivery, kailangan na procuring entity.
12:29.2
The procurement service po, we issue what you call the certificate of non-availability of stock.
12:33.9
So in terms of practicability, sometimes inisip din namin, baka mamaya mayroong mas mahal na sasakyan, kumpara sa inooffer namin.
12:42.2
It could be a possibility.
12:44.4
Maaari yung isang dealership, binili niya na way ahead yung motor vehicle.
12:47.6
So mas mura kesa sa inooffer.
12:49.5
They can go ahead and buy those.
12:51.7
Meron po tinatanggong certificate of non-availability of stock.
12:55.3
What we are after here is really efficiency in public procurement process.
12:58.9
As a marching cadence of the President, kailangan makabili ang gobyerno.
13:02.6
So kung po yung aming e-marketplace, medyo po either mahal siya or hindi available, kailangan na kailangan nila yung motor vehicle, they can go ahead and make their purchases po.
13:14.9
Tuesday News, DZBB.
13:17.6
Follow-up lang po. Good morning po sa question ni Kuya Alvin.
13:23.4
Ito po bang ganitong uri ng procurement natin na gagamit na ng e-marketplace?
13:28.9
Sabi nyo launching is July.
13:31.0
Mayroon po bang timeline na kailangan lahat na sila ay required?
13:37.2
Kung maga no choice, kundi ito ang gamitin?
13:40.2
O pwede ka tulad ng sinabi nyo, pwede pa naman kung nakabili na sa una.
13:45.9
But then, mayroon bang panahon?
13:47.6
Mayroon bang panahon na kailangan, yun na yun, lahat gagamitin yun.
13:51.7
Ngayon po kasi, sangayon po sa LOI 75.5 po, yung common use supplies and equipment must be purchased from the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget Management.
14:02.5
Ano po ba yung mga common use supplies and equipment?
14:04.7
Papel, lapis, pulpen, yan po. Binibili po ng gobyerno sa amin yan.
14:09.4
Kung hindi available sa amin, of course, they can buy somewhere else.
14:12.2
Kaya nga sa sabihin namin, we issue what you call the Certificate of Non-Availability of Stocks.
14:17.6
As a timeline, yun nga, once we launch it, they need to buy from us.
14:22.1
But then, if they cannot, for reasons of practicability, distance, cost, we can essentially provide that Certificate of Non-Availability of Stocks.
14:32.7
The reason being that we need them to procure.
14:35.7
The system should not halt them to procure.
14:38.2
So, kahit sa ngayon po, kung wala ho kaming papel, bumibili rin po sila sa labas.
14:43.9
Inaalaw din po namin yun.
14:45.0
Meron ho kaming virtual store that they can...
14:47.6
print the page or the landing page.
14:50.4
Pag nakita po nalang out of stock po doon, they will just simply print screen.
14:54.0
And then, that's a Certificate of Non-Availability of Stocks.
14:56.4
They can source out their products or the common use supplies that they can outside.
15:00.9
So, when you're talking about timeline, kailangan ba bumili kay PSDB, MBS?
15:05.6
Kailangan po. Pero kung reasons for practicability, you know, costing and distance, they can go elsewhere po.
15:14.3
Okay. Gene Mangaluz, Inquire.net.
15:17.6
Good morning. How timely is the online government procurement system in the midst of several hacking attacks against the government?
15:24.1
How do we ensure that there's security in the e-market?
15:27.0
Thank you po sa question. Meron pong multi... Meron naman pong security and multi-level security po itong ating e-marketplace.
15:37.0
As a matter of fact, lads with the PhilGepps. Meron po yung tinatawag na API tools.
15:41.5
Meron din po ditong yung pong CAPTCHA that, you know, before any procuring entity can get into,
15:47.6
the system, there's that CAPTCHA that they have to, there's that sort of warp words that they have to put in, no?
15:54.2
To determine whether they're robots or not, no?
15:56.3
So, marami naman pong systems, no? And multi-level po siya.
16:00.1
And then, of course, alam naman po natin, as we speak now, marami po talagang attempts, no?
16:05.8
For hacking, attempts for, you know, impairing the integrity of the electronic procurement system.
16:12.1
But then, nahuhuli naman po namin itong mga ito.
16:14.9
And then, we're ready to...
16:17.6
address these cyber security issues.
16:21.2
So, right now, may hacking attempts ngayon sa procurement?
16:25.9
Actually po, that's a fact naman po. Meron po sa lahat po.
16:29.2
Hindi lang po sa procurement in all government, even private websites, no?
16:34.4
Okay. Ivan Mayrina, GMA7.
16:37.8
As you correctly pointed out, Atty. Santiago, openness and transparency is key dito, no?
16:43.8
How open and transparent is this?
16:45.3
Will the public have access to this marketplace?
16:48.5
Not for anything, but perhaps to call out if there is overpricing going on?
16:53.9
And more importantly, will there be a feedback mechanism para makall out ito at to bring it out in the open?
17:01.0
Thank you very much, sir. Actually, that's the key, really.
17:04.6
And then, kanina nga po na pag-usapan, sinabi rin po ng Presidente, sabi niya, ayaw niya na may limitation sa openness.
17:11.0
So, sabi niya, let's open it up.
17:13.0
Parang hungin kasi katulad hungin.
17:15.3
Ang po ito sa PhilGepps, lahat po naman can access, can see who's buying, what they bought, yung mga notices of award, notices to proceed.
17:23.4
Nakapos po lahat yan sa PhilGepps eh.
17:25.4
So, they are really open because we also embrace what we call, the secretaries championing it, the open government partnership alongside concept of open contracting partnership.
17:33.8
So, this will really be open.
17:36.7
We are looking at what you call yung pong tinatawag ho na machine readable files.
17:42.4
Kung later on, if they need an index.
17:45.3
Determination of what's in there, we can basically provide that and then, but of course, essentially, there are data or information already appearing or available in the site that the public or, you know, the private sector, market operators can look at to see the transparency characteristic of the system.
18:05.7
Meron din po siyang, kung familiar po kayo, I mean, everyone siguro po is gumagamit ng Lazada at saka ng Shopee.
18:12.7
Di ba pag bumibili po tayo ng isang product?
18:15.3
Labas po lahat ng suppliers, pero at the bottom po, dun, ewan ko yung sa Shopee, pero Lazada po kasi ako eh.
18:21.4
Yun po sa bottom, nakikita, nag-promote pa.
18:24.2
Makikita nyo po doon yung number of items sold.
18:28.1
Di ba pag marami po, ibig sabihin, ah, okay to.
18:31.1
Tapos ito, meron din po mga stars.
18:33.3
Pag maraming stars, okay to.
18:35.0
Ibig sabihin, dependent to.
18:36.4
And then, at the bottom, makikita nyo din po yung client consumer reviews.
18:42.8
So, sabihin niya, ah, ito, itong supplier na to.
18:45.0
Mabilis mag-deliver.
18:46.3
Itong supplier na to, makinis, well packed, maganda po yung packaging.
18:49.5
Di ba? Parang, parang ganun po.
18:51.0
Bagong-bago, hindi po sira, hindi basa, hindi ganun.
18:53.7
So, parang may ganun din po.
18:55.4
In fact, yan po yung kauna-unahang po, ah, na-mention at recommendation kanina ng ating mahal na presidente po.
19:03.6
Na sana po, doon sa ating portal, meron pong ganung klaseng feature yung ating website.
19:11.3
Na yung, ah, para po makita ng mga tao kung gano'ng ka-transparent.
19:15.0
Not just po yung mga products lang, no.
19:17.1
Pati yung buong procurement process, ah, kung pwede po makita ng mga tao.
19:22.8
Yung clients po, then, meron din po kasi itong system niya, merong data analytics na, ah, feature.
19:30.0
So, doon po sa data analytics, doon po maka-capture natin lahat ng mga positive at saka negative ng mga, ano, items po.
19:37.9
So, pwede po natin ilabas yan.
19:40.1
Meron po akong question pa off-topic, but I'll save that for later kung meron pa silang, ah,
19:46.1
May off-topic ka pa dyan.
19:48.3
Ah, stay on topic first.
19:52.1
Just stay on topic.
19:53.3
Secretary Attorney, ah, point of clarification lang kasi parang narinig ko na, ah, wala, wala nang bids and awards committee.
20:02.0
Tama po ba? Anong mag-iari po dyan?
20:04.3
Meron naman, sir. Meron po. Kasi there are different modes of procurement naman po under the law, the present law.
20:09.7
And, of course, in the proposed new government procurement act.
20:12.4
Meron pa rin hong bids and awards committee.
20:14.1
They will still exist.
20:15.0
And, for competitive bidding purposes and for such other alternative modalities of procurement.
20:19.8
Meron pa rin naman po, sir.
20:20.5
Hindi lang naman po ito ang binibili ng mga departments.
20:23.6
Ah, we're just talking about the common use supplies.
20:26.4
Ito yung mga, ah, PSDBM po ang bumibili because yung bulk po yung nature nung binibili natin.
20:32.7
So, pag, pag meron na po yan, hindi na po kailangan, like, andi di po ito si Secretary Jimmy Bautista po,
20:38.2
hindi na po nila kailangan yung back nila bumili ng mga ball pen, ng sasakyan.
20:43.7
They can just concentrate.
20:45.0
In procuring yung mga transport system natin, yung mga, sa mga ODA, yung mas importante po nilang kailangan i-procure.
20:55.8
Just like, ah, Boss Iban, i-re-reserve ko po yung isang tanong para sa mga government employees later.
21:05.4
Seksyelo, sabi dito, you have to be dun sa topic.
21:15.0
So, tomorrow, ipapalabas na po ng, ah, I mean, nasa kanila na po ang cash.
21:21.6
So, tomorrow po, ma-re-receive na po ng mga government employees ang kanilang 15, ay, di, third, ano ba tawag daw?
21:29.1
Third, mid-year bonus yan.
21:31.1
Mid-year bonus po.
21:32.5
That's, ah, one month, um, salary po sa ating mga kawaninang gobyerno.
21:38.6
The personnel must still be employed in government as of May 15 of the current year.
21:45.0
And should have received at least satisfactory performance rating in the most recent rating period or applicable performance appraisal period.
21:54.7
The mid-year bonus is equal to one month of basic pay of entitled government workers as of May 15.
22:01.1
It is given to eligible personnel who have worked at least four months from July 1 of the previous year to May 15 of the current year.
22:10.2
Magandang balita po.
22:15.0
Okay. Very good news.
22:19.7
Kahit kaka-announce lang po ng bonus, baka may update na rin po kayo dun sa panawagang wage hike para sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno.
22:27.3
We have been very consistent po na, ah, pin, ah, na gusto po natin magbigay ng increase ng salary para sa ating government workers.
22:35.8
Ah, kung, ah, kung maalala nyo po, we provided 40 million pesos to GCG para po kumuha ng third party to study po kung ano yun.
22:45.0
Yung, ah, amount, ano pong, anong klaseng increase ang pwede natin isa ay bigay at saka kung gaano po kalaki yung increase na ibigay natin.
22:53.3
So, hopefully po, nagbigay na po sila ng mid-term report. Hopefully by June we'll have the final report po.
22:58.8
Okay. Ah, one last question from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN.
23:03.9
Back po dun sa e-marketplace, is this different from yung virtual store launched five or six years ago?
23:12.0
Thank you, ma'am. Ah, that's a very good clarification po.
23:15.0
The virtual store is already working.
23:16.9
Andun po nakalad yung mga common use supplies and equipment na binibenta namin.
23:21.2
But of course, any, any electronic system has to be, you know, hyped up or, you know, sabi nga, e-level up na po.
23:27.7
So, eventually, itong virtual store, ho, will be transferred to the e-marketplace such that the e-marketplace will now be selling both CSE and non-CSE products, ho.
23:37.8
But right now, we still maintain our virtual store.
23:41.0
It's still working.
23:41.8
And then po, bumibili ang ating government agencies ng common use supplies and equipment.
23:45.0
Hanggang kailan po yung transition and how long will this virtual store be online?
23:51.9
Ano po, ma'am? Actually, as to the timeline, wala po tayo. Gusto po namin kasing patakbuhin muna yung e-marketplace.
23:58.4
Kasi pag pinagsama yung system, may mga changes po, ano, dun po dun sa programming, dun po sa source code and everything.
24:03.4
So, we have discussed this already amongst our team, our FieldJobs team.
24:07.1
So, hopefully, by next year, ho, masama po namin siya para isang sistema na lang po ginagamit namin.
24:12.3
Okay. Well, thank you so much.
24:15.0
All the good news, Secretary Pangandaman.
24:17.0
And thank you also, PDM Executive Director, Attorney Dennis Santiago.
24:20.8
And we look forward to the implementation of the e-marketplace.
24:24.3
Thank you, Malacanang Press Corps.
24:25.9
We shall be back shortly after a quick break because we have another press briefing.
24:30.5
See you then. Thank you.
