PWI conducted a two-day training on the Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) for the officials of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on 26-27 April 2006. The said training was held at the Bank’s Head Office in, Malate, Manila.

The main objective of the activity was to improve the procurement process of LBP through an integrated and streamlined procurement system that would suit the corporate plans and strategies of LBP. The said training is part of several components proposed by PWI to meet the said objective.

Speakers came from the pool of procurement experts including Engr. Antonio V. Molano, Atty. Jose Luis C. Syquia and members of PWI namely Engr. Ciprianio A. Ravanes Jr., Atty. Dennis S. Santiago and Engr. Virgilio S. Santos. The participants, on the other hand, came from the different departments of LBP: legal, administrative, human resource, IT, among others.

The two-day training consisted of several presentations on the GPRA and group activities such as case studies where the participants actively provided inputs. An ample amount of time was provided for questions and clarifications on procurement issues that were faced by LBP. As a final activity, the participants evaluated the performance of the speakers and the overall conduct of the said training. The speaker’s performance and overall conduct was rated as “very good”, which is the second highest possible rate that may be accorded.