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Procurement Service–Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) Executive Director (ED) Genmaries “Gen” Entredicho-Caong took part as a discussant in one of the three technical sessions during the International Public Procurement Conference (IPPC) 2026 on April 27, 2026 at the Millennium Hilton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.
Read more: PS-DBM's ED Gen spotlights modernized PhilGEPS at the IPPC 2026 in Thailand
In pursuit of advancing open government in public procurement, Procurement Service–Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) Executive Director (ED) Genmaries Entredicho-Caong joined DBM Secretary Rolando in a meeting with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on April 14, 2026.
Upon the invitation from the Leyte del Sur League of Budget Officers (LLEBO), Incorporated, in coordination with Procurement Service–Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) Regional Office Tacloban, PS-DBM Executive Director (ED) Genmaries Entredicho-Caong served as a resource person to discuss the modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) on April 7, 2026, at Sabin Resort Hotel, Ormoc City, Leyte.
The Procurement Service–Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) on the adoption of the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program on April 21, 2026, at the LANDBANK Plaza in Malate, Manila.
Read more: PS-DBM enters into MOA with LANDBANK on the adoption of GPC
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) took part in the recently concluded 18th Meeting of the Trade Negotiating Committee for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Canada Free Trade Agreement (18th ACAFTA-TNC) from April 18 to 20, 2026, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Read more: PS-DBM participates in the 18th Meeting of ASEAN-Canada FTA Negotiating Committee
Relentless in its efforts to keep its stakeholders and client-agencies updated on the development in government procurement—particularly on the modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) under the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA)—the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) facilitated a series of onsite client learning engagements (CLE) for government agencies in the first quarter of 2026.
