BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I am glad to share that on March 6, 2025, we, at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), along with various government agencies, launched an initiative that synergizes efforts to make every centavo in our government...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last April 3, we witnessed another milestone in our commitment to serving our kababayans and ensuring the country's sustainable growth and development. I was deeply honored to stand with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM)...
BEYOND BUDGET Eid Mubarak! Taqabbalallahu Minna wa Minkum. Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last February, we were pleasantly greeted with the report that our budget deficit for fiscal year (FY) 2024 went down to 5.7 percent of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP),...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In my March 12 article, I discussed the significance of International Women's Day and the month of March as Women's Month, a time to honor women’s contributions to nation-building and heighten the push for gender...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part II) Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In my Feb. 12 article, I discussed the successful hosting of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting from Feb. 5 to 7, 2025. The Regional Meeting was an opportune gathering for us, open...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. To my fellow women, I hope you had a meaningful International Women’s Day celebration last March 8, 2025. I am one with the worldwide call to #AccelerateAction that positively impacts women’s advancement. Deeply rooted in this...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Feb. 21, 2025 is a significant day for our country as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) announced the Philippines’ (PH) exit from its grey list. I am glad that our country has been removed from the list, as it will serve as...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. There’s something undeniably special about coming home. No matter how far we go or how much we achieve, it always calls us back. As Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz” famously said, “There’s no place like home.” But home is...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I had the privilege of attending the World Governments Summit (WGS) last Feb. 11 to 13 in Dubai. This is an annual gathering of world leaders for dialogue among government officials, thought leaders, policymakers, and private sector...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part I) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I feel an overwhelming sense of pride after our country successfully hosted the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting — a first for our nation — which took place in Bonifacio Global City,...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. It’s the budget season once more. For those unfamiliar with the national budgeting process, this involves four distinct yet overlapping phases: budget preparation, budget legislation, budget execution, and budget...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Dec. 30, 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) signed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) but at the same time, used his Constitutional power to veto line items not aligned with our Medium-Term Fiscal...
