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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: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - MAIN awarded ₱215.91M to MACARE MEDICALS, INC. for 'Procurement of Nucleic-Acid Amplification Cartrid' (2017-09-15), 200.2× the median of its 42 'Laboratory Supplies and Equipment' awards in 2017 (₱1.08M). PhilGEPS records do not list quantities, so order size cannot be compared. The unusually large amount may reflect a bulk purchase for a national program or a high-cost specialized laboratory supply.

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Project completion

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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 ₱215,908,088 is 200× the median of the 42 'Laboratory Supplies and Equipment' awards by DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - MAIN in 2017 (₱1,078,250).

{
  "award": {
    "url": "/agency-awards/1afd427d-e3be-4eb7-bdb9-8a321c085c56",
    "title": "Procurement of Nucleic-Acid Amplification Cartrid",
    "office": "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - MAIN",
    "awardId": "1afd427d-e3be-4eb7-bdb9-8a321c085c56",
    "awardee": "MACARE MEDICALS, INC.",
    "amountPhp": 215908087.5,
    "awardDate": "2017-09-15",
    "referenceId": "GOP-2017-08-0250",
    "businessCategory": "Laboratory Supplies and Equipment"
  },
  "basis": "office_category_year",
  "peers": 42,
  "ratio": 200.2,
  "medianPhp": 1078250
}

Source documents

Possible Innocent Explanations

  • A single consolidated or annual procurement can legitimately dwarf routine purchases in the same category.
  • The unusually large amount may reflect a bulk purchase for a national program or a high-cost specialized laboratory supply.