DepEd/DOH Award Far Above Office Peers
A PhilGEPS award is at least 50× the median of the same office's awards in the same business category and year.
This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.
Indicator: LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES awarded ₱20.40M to LIFELINE DIAGNOSTICS SUPPLIES, INC. for 'EQAP-CC KIT' (2020-03-17), 83.9× the median of its 33 'Laboratory Supplies and Equipment' awards in 2020 (₱243,200). PhilGEPS records do not list quantities, so order size cannot be compared. The high value may reflect a specialized or high-volume laboratory kit not routinely purchased, or a bulk procurement in response to an urgent need such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Project completion
Schedule fields from DPWH transparency portal records and the Sumbong sa Pangulo flood-control list — not inferred beyond those columns.
Completion schedule is shown for project and contractor flags only.
Rule Definition
Compares each DepEd/DOH award with the median of the same procuring office, PhilGEPS business category and year (≥15 peer awards, award ≥₱20M). Reviewers reject cases where the title explains the scale (annual or consolidated supply, major equipment, works).
Triggering Data & citations
Award of ₱20,400,000 is 84× the median of the 33 'Laboratory Supplies and Equipment' awards by LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES in 2020 (₱243,200).
{
"award": {
"url": "/agency-awards/d3c5a49e-e03a-41d9-87f0-2ae259428cd2",
"title": "EQAP-CC KIT",
"office": "LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES",
"awardId": "d3c5a49e-e03a-41d9-87f0-2ae259428cd2",
"awardee": "LIFELINE DIAGNOSTICS SUPPLIES, INC.",
"amountPhp": 20400000,
"awardDate": "2020-03-17",
"referenceId": "2020-0604-149",
"businessCategory": "Laboratory Supplies and Equipment"
},
"basis": "office_category_year",
"peers": 33,
"ratio": 83.9,
"medianPhp": 243200
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- A single consolidated or annual procurement can legitimately dwarf routine purchases in the same category.
- The high value may reflect a specialized or high-volume laboratory kit not routinely purchased, or a bulk procurement in response to an urgent need such as the COVID-19 pandemic.