DOF calls “erroneous” Jurado claim on “no-bidding” rule in GCG circular

September 7, 2018

The Department of Finance (DOF) said the claim by Rudolf Jurado, the sacked head of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), that the Governance Commission for Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations (GCG) revoked the bidding requirement for the Nayong Pilipino deal is erroneous, given that the oversight body never stated in the first place that public bidding was no longer necessary as a method of procurement for contracts entered into by state-run firms.Read More »