‘Stricter regulatory oversight needed as micro-procurement surges’

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | 320 Views |

The Public Procurement and Regulatory Authority (PPRA) has raised red flags over the growing reliance on micro-procurement within the 2024/2025 tender cycle, warning that the trend may expose the system to misuse and weaken transparency. This comes as government procurement reached P32.88 billion during the period.

According to the Authority’s latest data, micro-procurement reached P8 billion, or 25% of the total procurement value in the year to March 2025.

Designed for small-scale purchases and meant to empower SMEs, micro-procurement is increasingly being used for substantial expenditure. PPRA cautioned that this creates risks of tender splitting and other practices aimed at bypassing stricter formal procedures.

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