(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday reiterated his dislike for the lowest-bid policy in the procurement of government projects. According to Duterte, “henceforth, all projects of the Philippines would be something like a ‘Swiss challenge.” Unlike the lowest-bid policy that sees a contract usually awarded to the one who offered the lowest bid, a Swiss challenge sees other parties challenging the proposal of an original proponent. The original proponent then offers an improved bid. According […]