Led by Sec. Benjamin E. Diokno, the Department of Budget and Management, Western Mindanao State Universities (WMSU), Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), and Bicol University (BU) signed a Memorandum of Agreement today on conducting the Professionalization Program –Certified Public Procurement Specialist Course.

The professionalization program was developed by the GPPB-TSO which aims to further enhance the capacities of public procurement practitioners through offering of a post-graduate degree program and certificate course program.

“The agreement […] takes us one step closer to our goal of transforming our government into a truly transparent and efficient body dedicated  to serving the country,” said Sec. Diokno.

On April 2017, DBM- GPPB-TSO also inked a MOA with five other Universities – Central Luzon State University (CLSU), Cagayan State University, Kalinga State University, Sultan Kudarat State University and West Visayas State University.