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RECEIVED BY;
Introduced b}r Senator Loren B. Legarda
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Procurement is a critical function of the government and is vital in executing 
and delivering government services. However, the impacts of public procurement are 
far-reaching and are often not limited to the public sector alone.
According to a World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group report, 
public procurement is responsible for fifteen percent (15%) of Global Greenhouse Gas 
(GHG) emissions and $11 trillion worth of global expenditures every year.1 In the 
Philippines alone, the government spends almost twenty percent (20%) of its gross 
domestic product yearly.2
Government spending is also an important market factor, and the 
government's purchasing power can influence markets and spur innovation. Through 
policy, the government also has the privilege to regulate the market where necessary, 
incentivize, and inform and guide other market players. This makes the country's 
transition to Green Public Procurement (GPP) even more crucial.
1 https://www.bcg.com/press/13janiiary2022-green-govemment-procurement-practices-cut-global-emissions
2 Government Procurement Policy Board - Technical Support Office, The Philippine Green Public Procurement 
Roadmap, 6 (2017).


By choosing goods, services, and works with a reduced environmental impact, 
the government can use its purchasing power to reduce GHG emissions and move 
towards a more circular economy while driving innovation and providing financial 
savings for public authorities.
This bill therefore seeks to implement a GPP program in order to achieve 
sustainable consumption and production by mandating compliance with green 
criteria in government procurement whenever possible.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
LOREN LEGARDA


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SENATE
s.No. 623
RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by Senator Loren B. Legarda
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PROGRAM
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section. 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "National Green Public 
Proairernent Act of2022".
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the role of the landmark 
policy frameworks set by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the country's 
Nationally Determined Contribution targets in the pursuit of sustainable 
development according to the long-term vision embodied in AmBisyon Natin 2040. 
Towards this end, the State shall harness the immense purchasing power of the 
government to convert the market into a greener market, achieve responsible 
consumption and production and circular economy, and ensure ecological integrity 
for the current and future generations.
Sec. 3. Establishrrient of a Greer>. Public Procurement Program in All Brandies of the 
Government. - Green Public Procurement (GPP) is a process whereby public 
authorities seek to procure goods and services and works with a reduced 
environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services, 
and works witli the same primary function that would otherwise be procured.
The executive, judicial and legislative branches of government shall implement 
a GPP program to achieve sustainable consumption and production in procurement 
in accordance with the GPP Roadmap established by the Government Procurement


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Policy Board (GPPB), consistent with the governing principles of Republic Act No.
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9184, otherwise known as the "Government Procurement Reform Act".
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Sec. 4. Objectives of the GPP Program. - The GPP Program ciims:
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(a) To integrate and promote the culture of making green, sustainable, and
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informed decisions in the government, especially in the implementation
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of existing government procurement policies;
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(b) To require the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System
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(PHILGEPS) to identify all government agencies procuring consumable
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supplies and equipment (CSE) and non-consumable supplies and
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equipment (non-CSE) identified by the GPPB as part of the Green
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Procurement Roadmap;
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(c) To observe green ciiteria in government procurement whenever
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possible, with the end view of preserving and protecting the
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environment through efficient use of materials and resources,
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prevention of pollution and harmful emissions, and reduction of
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wastage, among others;
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(d) To establish general and subsector targets and relevant performance
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indicators among government agencies;
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(e) To develop technical specifications for CSE and non-CSE products,
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taking into account, among others, the following processes and
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principles:
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(f) Development of a standard template consisting of scope, key
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environmental impact of a product in terms of its materials composition,
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use, and eventual disposal, product specifications, evidence,
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verification, and references;
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(g) Extensive research of GPP technical specifications, taking into account
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international and national specifications of countries with extensive
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GPP experience;
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(h) Document comments and feedback on the technical specifications of
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various products;
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(i) Conduct environmental impact studies of a product in terms of its
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(j) Include employment generation, safe working environment, and 
supply-chain management in the formulation of long-term 
sustainability criteria;
(k) To establish a system for the development of core green criteria, which 
shall be gradually enhanced and adjusted, and including the same in the 
project requirements developed by procuring entities; and
(l) To develop programs for manufacturers and suppliers of green and 
sustainable products and services for relevant government agencies.
Sec. 5. Functions of the Government Procurement Policy Board. - The GPPB shall 
perform the following functions in accordance with this Act:
(a) Protect the national interest in all matters affecting public procurement, 
giving due regard to the country's regional and international 
obligations;
(b) Ensure the incorporation of the concept of sustainability in the 
procurement activities of the government. The GPP Program shall be 
implemented in phases, taking into account the readiness of both the 
government agencies as well as green product suppliers to Implement 
the program;
(c) Centralize the information on GPP guidelines and procedure, green 
criteria, green product listing of information, and verification methods;
(d) Design and conduct capacity building and training programs for 
government procuring entities and green products suppliers and service 
providers, particularly the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 
(MSMEs), to encourage consistency in delivering green products and 
services and efficiency in implementing the GPP requirements;
(e) The GPPB shall develop incentive schemes, such as recognition or 
awards for GPP performing units to increase motivation and catalyze 
action for better perfoimance and environmental stewardship; and
(f) Establish monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
Sec. 6. Submission of Plans and Reports. - All agencies shall submit their 
respective GPP Programs to the GPPB, the specific requirements and mechanisms of 
which shall be defined in the rules and regulations (IRR) to be promulgated to


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implement this Act. The GPPB shall, in turn, submit an annual report to the
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Committee on Sustainable Development Goals of the House of Representatives and
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the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals, Innovation and Futures Thinking
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of the Senate of the Philippines on the compliance of the different agencies with the
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provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 7. Verification by Agencies. - All agencies of the government are mandated
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to conduct the verification of the compliance of the goods or items being procured
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with the green criteria established by the GPPB, along with the other technical
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specifications required by the agency for the particular procurement, in accordance
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with the relevant provisions of R.A. No, 9184 and its IRR. The GPPB shall provide a
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list of testing centers for reference of the agencies in the conduct of the verification,
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which shall be updated regularly based on the green criteria established by the GPPB
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for specific goods and items included in the GPP Program.
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Sec. 8. Capacity Building of Government Agencies. - The GPPB shall implement
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regular capacity building programs to develop the skills of government agencies in
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understanding and implementing the government's GPP Program through the
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(a) Conduct of relevant training needs assessment of the public sector;
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(b) Provision of technical assistance to suppliers, particularly the MSMEs;
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(c) Conduct of public awareness campaigns on green procurement, among
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others.
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Sec, 9. Separability Clause. - If any part, section, or provision of this Act shall be
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held invalid or unconstitutional, no other part, section, or provision thereof shall be
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affected thereby.
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Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
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regulations, issuances, or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
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hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.


Sec. 11. Ejfectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation.
Approved,