On 11 July 2006, a Differential Expenditure and Efficiency Management Consultative Workshop was held at the Tower Club in Makati City to validate and clarify the draft sampling plan and framework presented by the Project Statistical Team.

On 7 July 2006, a Memorandum of Agreement was signed between PWI and the Office of the Ombudsman to signify continuous joint efforts in anti-corruption. Moreover, PWI bore witness to the signing of the Office Order institutionalizing the compliant and feedback handling mechanism for BAC observers’ Diagnostic Report which was developed together by PWI and the Office of the Ombudsman.

On 27-29 June 2006, PWI presented at an EU-Asia Regional Workshop on Promoting Transparency and Accountability of Local Governments and Deterring Corruption in Public Contracting and Procurement in Bali, Indonesia.

On 10 May 2006, the Department of Health inked an Memorandum of Agreement with PWI and NAMFREL for the development of the Differential Expenditure and Efficiency Management Tool in a simple event held at the Office of the Health Secretary in Manila.

On 26-27 April 2006, PWI conducted a 2-day training on the Government Procurement Reform Act for the officials of the Land Bank of the Philippines at its head office in Manila.

On18 April 2006, experts from several fields formally agreed to collaborate with PWI on the Differential Expenditure and Efficiency Management Tool through a signing ceremony held at the U.P. School of Economics.

For the 1st Quarter of 2006, The Government Procurement Policy Board has issued several resolutions aimed at further systematizing the public procurement process to avoid confusion and help ensure transparency.

On 17 March 2006, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) and the United Nations Development Program UNDP, held a conference on the National Anti-Corruption Program of Action (NACPA). Representatives of all branches of government, business groups, and civil society attended the conference to express support and share their views on how to achieve the NACPA.

On 01 March 2006, The Asia Foundation formally approved PWI's request for assistance for its project proposal to develop an Efficiency Measurement Tool for procurement reform and other similar anti-corruption measures. The said Measurement Tool aims to address the call for an objective and concrete standard of measuring changes in operating efficiency at the agency level as a basis for evaluating the impact of agency reform measures, particularly those that are intended to bring down operating expenses by improving accountability and competition in government procurement.

On 24 January 2006, in a Resolution, the PWI Board of Trustees approved the new framework of PWI for its Strategic Plan. PWI has come up with a new vision tree that sets the direction and deliverables the Organization hopes to achieve for the short- and medium-term. The said framework is anchored on a clearer mission, vision, and a set of key result areas (KRAs).