After six session days spread in three months, the Supreme Court (SC) concluded on Tuesday, July 14, the oral arguments on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. The oral...
President Marcos ordered government agencies to only include projects that can be implemented quickly in next year 's national budget. Executive Secretary Ralph Recto reiterated Marcos ' directive as the Cabinet continues to evaluate the proposed 2027 national budget. Marcos, according to...
The Supreme Court (SC) will continue its oral arguments starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. Despite the pleas for a temporary...
The Marcos administration will deploy ₱12.3 billion using surpluses and fresh budget allocations to settle multi-year financial arrears owed to state universities and colleges, according to a government joint administrative order. The national government plans to tap ₱7.8 billion in...
President Marcos has approved the 2027 national expenditure program (NEP), Malacañang disclosed. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Dave Gomez bared this on Friday afternoon, July 10. "The Cabinet discussed and approved the 2027 national expenditure program as presented by the DBM...
President Marcos’ economic team downgraded its growth targets and raised its inflation forecasts for the year due to heightened domestic governance issues, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and the looming El Niño phenomenon threaten to disrupt the country’s economic momentum. The...
The country’s meat imports in the first five months of the year rose by nearly 22 percent to more than 720,000 metric tons (MT), as shipments from abroad continued to supplement subpar domestic production. Citing the latest Bureau of Customs (BOC) data, the Congressional Policy and Budget...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is aiming to secure a mere two-percent increase in its budget for next year to further strengthen the country’s long-term food security, but this could still be reduced given the country’s tighter fiscal space. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said...
Amid recent calamities that have battered the Philippines, the government’s calamity fund shed ₱1.7 billion in June, all of which was allocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). As of June 30, 2026, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (NDRRMF)...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. There is one thing I have always appreciated about meeting people from different communities. No matter where the conversation begins, it eventually finds its way to the things that matter most in everyday life. The national budget is no...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, June 30, said it accepted former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a state witness because his testimony is expected to strengthen its case against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged...
Think tank Capital Economics expects the Philippine economy to grow below the government’s downgraded targets over the next three years, warning that the country’s recovery would likely remain sluggish as weak confidence, tight fiscal policy, and the lingering impact of recent shocks weigh on...
