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Reform coalition
o Existing coalition had no links to civil society
organizations (CSOs).
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Procurement Watch
o Procurement Watch Inc (PWI) was formed in February
2001 originally:
o to help train government agencies on the new public
procurement law and regulations.
o to monitor the implementation of the procurement law.
o Church
o CBCP not only supported the passage of the law, it
called for participation of third parties as observers
in public bidding to ensure transparency.
AM Radio
o Effective media vehicle to reach out to the lower
income rural and urban residents
o PWI organized briefings of selected AM radio
announcers on procurement reform.
o Developed simple but accurate message:
Procurement reform is effective in curbing corruption.
TV Talk Shows
o These real time discussions on the reform targeted
the middle and higher income segments of the
population.
o Participants included particularly legislators in favor
and against the reform; as well as reform advocates
from government and CSOs including PWI
participated as well including PWI.
o Advocates saw in these the opportunity to discuss
the net benefits of the reform and to address
legitimate concerns of stakeholders.
o With PWI support, a TV documentary on the
procurement reform was produced and aired.
Print Media
o PWI organized series of two-day large
conferences (in association with large
organizations, e.g. PAGBA and AGAP) on the
reform all over the country.
o Events like these attract news reporters
particularly as they dwelt on the controversial
issue of corruption.
o Smaller workshops were also organized and
news reporters were invited to attend.
o From these events, one got steady stream of
news releases on the reform all over the country.
Advertising campaign
o PWI developed a brand, i.e. a simple
but effective motif to link procurement
reform to ending corruption.
o The brand was disseminated in
streamers, and give aways like stickers,
fans, T-shirts and screensavers.
o Effective in associating the reform with
the widely supported vision of getting
rid of corruption in the government.
Post-enactment Activities
o PWI helped out in providing comments
to various drafts of the implementing
rules and regulations.
o Conducted training of BACs on the law
and the IRRs.
o Participated in public bidding as third
party observers upon invitation of BACs.
o Trained CSOs in order for them to enable
them to expand the supply of observers.
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DEEM
o PWI developed a tool to facilitate the
detection of over-pricing in public
procurement of goods.
o Differential Expenditure Efficiency
Measurement (DEEM) tool allows PWI
to compare the price paid by a
government agency for the procured
good with its fair market price.
Bantay Eskwela
o PWI organized stakeholders of public
schools (parents associations) in order to
monitor the implementation of the school
project.
o It trained these stakeholders about the
project and arranged that they be
recognized as third party monitors.
o Deviations from the design and
specifications of the school buildings were
then documented and reported.
Thank you.