Government & Public Sector
In public-sector work, process is substance: the winner is often the party that understood the procurement rules, the deadline, and the forum. We represent bidders, contractors, suppliers, public officials, and political clients across the full government interface — bidding and award under the Government Procurement Reform Act, contract performance and variation orders, bid protests and blacklisting defense, election law and COMELEC proceedings, and administrative discipline before civil-service and regulatory bodies. Our lawyers have appeared before the country's most procedure-laden forums and know how to win there. Clients rely on us to win bids legitimately, keep them compliant after award, and fight back when a decision is unfair.
Focus areas
- Government procurement and bidding (GPRA)
- Bid-protest, disqualification, and blacklisting defense
- Public contracts, MOAs, and concessions
- Election law, COMELEC, and campaign finance
- Administrative discipline and regulatory dealings
- Anti-graft and audit-compliance advisory
Insights for government & public sector
RA 12009, the New Government Procurement Act, revised RA 9184 with new procurement principles, modes, and planning rules for all government agencies.
Competitive dialogue is a new procurement mode under RA 12009 that lets agencies hold a two-stage bidding process to finalize complex project requirements.
A nuisance candidate petition in the Philippines asks COMELEC to strike a name off the ballot. Learn who may file, when, and how the ruling works.
Learn how the automated election system in the Philippines works under RA 9369, including source code review, testing, transmission and vote counting rules.
Blacklisting bars a contractor and its affiliates from all government procurement. Learn how the penalty works under the IRR of RA 12009 and how to respond.
The RA 12009 IRR took effect after publication, but the transition from RA 9184 is governed by specific rules on pending and ongoing procurement.