Duterte signs order on car procurementBy RALPH VILLANUEVAhome/News/Nation/Duterte signs order on car procurementPRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed a measure that aims to centralize the system of procurement on government motor vehicles. Duterte signed Administrative Order (AO) 14 on December 10, copies of which were given to members of the media on Thursday. Under the AO, the rules on the acquisition of motor vehicles will be consolidated and rationalized to observe economy, efficiency and checks and balances. The measure reiterated the prohibition on the acquisition and use of luxury vehicles. The order also called on all government offices to “dedicate a percentage of their vehicular requirement to the purchase of motor vehicles using alternative fuel types such as biofuels, flexi-fuel, natural gas, and solar and electric power.”The order will cover agencies of the government under the Executive Branch,as well as government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges and local government units.

Source: Manila Times December 13, 2018 23:03 UTC