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Paano ba pinipili ang mga kompanyang nakakakuha ng kontrata mula sa gobyerno? Panoorin ang talakayan nina @newsdwight, @lianbuan at @jodeszgavilan sa isyung ito.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: Ang pinaka-notable [na kompanyang nakakakuha ng kontrata] ay ang Smartmatic at F2 Logistics.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: May ties [ang F2 Logistics] with Dennis Uy, a close ally of President Duterte and a major donor [for his 2016 campaign].

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: These raise questions kung may conflict of interest nga ba, or kung magkakaroon ng conflict of interest in the 2022 elections.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: Watchdogs are afraid of the potential conflict of interest here. We have to remember this is not happening in a vaccuum.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: By February 2022, lahat ng commissioners ng Comelec en banc ay appointees ni Pangulong Duterte.... President Duterte is also a senatorial aspirant for next year's election. That sort of complicates things.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: Of course, we want to believe in the integrity of the people running next year's election.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@lianbuan: If you are very suspicious and paranoid, you can allege as a campaign donor, Dennis Uy can have a relationship whether directly or through third parties with Comelec, but that has to be proven.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@lianbuan: Procurement experts are saying we have one of the best procurement laws in the world.... Pero marami pa ring nagsasabing ang strict ng procurement law, it's too restrictive and not harmonious with other laws.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@lianbuan: Kung walang maa-allege na conflict of interest, I don't see it being stopped, unless they find something.... It doesn't even have to be about conflict of interest. Maybe they can find something else about F2 and its track record.

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: Parang unlikely na ma-cancel 'yung kontrata ng F2 Logistics. The question is, may nag-file ba ng complaints at all against F2 Logistics or this awarding of the contract?

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: While there is some public clamor online na i-let go itong contract with F2 Logistics, medyo uphill 'yung battle. It's not like Comelec can cancel the contract without enough legal basis.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: The fact na may noise or dissent online, ang Comelec, mas mararamdaman [nila] 'yung pressure to make sure safeguards are in place.... [The voting public is] vocal and vigilant kahit may hint pa lang of irregularity.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@lianbuan: The public is watching, so they better do their jobs well.... It's important to mount this pressure to let them know people are watching. It requires collaboration among civil society, media, NGOs.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: It's important they always check, ano ba contents ng kontrata na to, and the history of companies, especially in the run-up to the 2022 elections. It's a high-stakes election and we cannot afford to let our guards down.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@newsdwight: Malalim ang kasaysayan ng election irregularities sa Pilipinas, kaya hindi mo masisisi ang mga tao kung may disdain sila sa elections.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan .@lianbuan: I think that's the very core of why you should watch government procurement – this is your money, and nobody should be able to steal with impunity.

#BeyondTheStories:

@newsdwight @lianbuan @jodeszgavilan That's a wRap! Panoorin ang buong #BeyondTheStories episode dito: