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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This Bill seeks to increase the amount of supplies and equipment items which may be 
purchased by local government units without public bidding and the approval of the Committee 
on Awards. 
Bureaucratic red tape has long been a fixture of our government machinery. As a result, 
public service suffers and the people do not get the needed services that they rightly deserve. The 
delay or non-delivery of basic services, from infrastructure to medical supplies and equipment, is 
attributed to the tedious procurement procedure under existing laws and procedures. For instance, 
although Section 367 of RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991) allows procurement 
through personal canvass, the same is still subject to approval by the Committee on Awards. It is 
also felt that the amounts fixed are too low as to exclude higher-priced but urgently needed 
facilities and equipment. Hence, this Bill. 
Hopefully, this Bill will contribute to the realization of the vision of a progressive 
country. Removing the red tape on procurement of certain equipment facilities and supplies will 
also demonstrate to the people that their officials are concerned with their welfare and are 
capable of providing quick and adequate response to their needs. 
Approval of this Bill is therefore urgently sought. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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S. No. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. 
AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES WHICH MAY BE PROCURED 
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS THROUGH PERSONAL CANVASS, THEREBY 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 367 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assem bled: 
SECTION 1. Section 367 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government 
Code of 1991, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
“SEC. 367. 
Procurement through Personal Canvass. - [Upon approval by the Committee on 
Awards, plProcurement of supplies may be effected after personal canvass of at least three (3) 
responsible suppliers in the locality by a committee of three (3) composed of the local general 
services officer or the municipal barangay treasurer, as the case may be, the local accountant, and 
the head of office or department for whose use the supplies are being procured. [The a]Awards 
[shall be decided] MADE UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO 
REVIEW by the Committee on Awards. 
“Purchase under this Section shall not exceed the amounts specified hereunder for a11 items in 
any one (1) month for each local government unit: 
“Provinces, Cities and Municipalities within the Metropolitan Manila Area: 
First and Second Class 
- 
[One hundred fifty thousand 
pesos (P150,000.00)] FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P500,OOO.OO) 


Third and Fourth Class 
- 
[One hundred thousand pesos 
(PlOO,OOO.OO)] 
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P400,OOO.OO) 
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Fifth and Sixth Class 
- 
[Fifty 
thousand 
pesos 
(P50,000.00)] TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P200,000.00) 
Municipalities: 
First Class - 
[Sixty thousand pesos (P60,000.00)] TWO 
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS (P250,OOO.OO) 
Second and Third Class 
- 
[Forty 
thousand 
pesos 
(P40,000.00)] TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS 
(P200,000.00) 
Fourth Class and Below 
- 
[Twenty 
thousand 
pesos 
(P20,000.00)] ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS 
(P150,OOO.OO)” 
SEC. 2. 
This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved,