Procurement Reform

YPR General Contractor and Way Maker General Contractor face suspensions of one to two years for defaulting on projects from Aklan to Taft Avenue — firms that Sarah Discaya told senators were among nine she owned or held stakes in.

A July 7 letter from Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Senate to shoulder catering costs for her defense team and use only her office's accredited caterer — a request Sen. Panfilo Lacson says would be "highly questionable and irregular" under government procurement rules, and which the Senate has so far declined to grant.