Zeus wins big at President�s Day finals
Friday, July 25, 2014
Zeus
The best video award at the President’s Day arts competitions is the most lucrative with the next big pay being a P25,000 cash prize going to winners in groups and bands.
On the prize-giving day there were also double winners in the fine arts and basketry, who pocketed P20,000 each.
Whilst celebrating milestones in inclusivity, with notably P5 billion awarded to vulnerable groups, the report sounds a 'siren' on a dangerous and growing trend: the ballooning use of micro-procurement. That this method, designed for small-scale, efficient purchases, now accounts for a staggering 25% (P8 billion) of total procurement value is not a sign of agility, but a 'red flag'. The PPRA’s warning is unequivocal and must be...