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THE Zamboanga City sub-depot, a government-run storehouse where cheaper but good quality office supplies will be made available for local government units (LGUs) in Zamboanga Peninsula and nearby areas, will formally open on May 25.

Established by the Procurement Service (PS), an attached agency to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the sub-depot will be temporarily located at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in the village of Tetuan, east of the city.

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It is a joint project of the PS, DBM and the City Government of Zamboanga.

DBM Secretary Florencio Abad is expected to grace the event, which will be highlighted by the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) by and between Abad, Mayor Celso Lobregat, Procurement Service Executive Director Estanislao Granados Jr., DBM Regional Director Nilda Cemine and City Administrator Antonio Orendain Jr.

Lobregat said the Zamboanga City Sub-depot will cater to the commonly used supplies and other equipment needs of LGUs and National Government agencies within the region and nearby areas.

Temporarily, Lobregat said, the sub-depot will be located in Tetuan until the time when the City Government can establish a permanent place for the sub-depot.

The sub-depot is set to be constructed at Pettit Barracks, specifically at the back of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-Zamboanga Branch.

The establishment of sub-depots in the country is intended to raise compliance of the new procurement law, Lobregat said.

The inauguration and opening of the sub-depot in Zamboanga City will be held at 10 a.m. on May 25. (Bong Garcia)

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