Thousands of paintings, sculptures and archaeological specimens with a total appraised value of P118.84 million 13 years ago have not been insured by the Intramuros Administration (IA) and are exposed to the “risks of non-indemnification in cases of damage/loss” due to fortuitous events" and...
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
Department of Transportation (DOTr) Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran has defended the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) request for an additional budget to address its backlog of 18 million new motorcycle plates by 2022. DOTr Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran (File photo/ Screengrab...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, July 1, called for public's vigilance in making sure that the government's resources will not be used by politicians for the 2022 national and local elections. Senate Minority Leader Frankiln Drilon (Czar Dancel/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
The Department of Health (DOH) has already submitted to Senator Manny Pacquiao its budget utilization report following the lawmaker’s corruption allegation against the department. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that out of the P45.7...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lauded the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for successfully reaching all of its physical targets. (Photo from CHED) The DBM also noted "notably high accomplishment rates" after monitoring and review of agency performance, particularly the...
Increased revenue haul allowed the Duterte administration to narrow its budget deficit in May this year, the Bureau of the Treasury reported on Tuesday, June 22. The national government trimmed its budget gap by 0.91 percent to P200.3 billion from P202.1 billion in May last year after revenue...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said government should tell the public what is keeping it from disbursing available funds that are supposed to be used to effectively combat the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Binay pointed out that the government has at least three sources of...
For the sake of transparency, the government is prepared to explain its coronavirus vaccination efforts before a Senate inquiry on Tuesday, June 15. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III gives President Rodrigo Duterte an update on the funds used for the COVID vaccination program on June 14, 2021...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday called on the government to provide for a full accounting of the P82.5-billion worth of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine procurement budget before it asks for additional funds. Drilon said it is necessary for the government to be more transparent about...
The government may not have enough funds to cover the back wages of thousands of government nurses for now, Malacañang admitted Tuesday following a reversal of a budget circular that affected the health workers' pay status. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) According to...
The national government plans to trim the budget deficit in the third- and fourth-quarters of the year after ramping up spending in the second-quarter, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. Under the 2021 fiscal program released by the DBM on Tuesday, June 8, the...
