BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I hope everyone had a restful and peaceful long holiday, ready to face new challenges and opportunities. For us in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), we stand firm in our commitment to fiscal efficiency,...
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...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) have revamped the National Evaluation Policy Framework (NEPF), introducing stronger oversight and stricter standards for ethical and transparent evaluation of government programs. On...
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)...
It is not true that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has no funds to provide services to Filipinos, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. graces the government's ‘Trabaho at Serbisyong Pangkalusugan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ in Antipolo City, Rizal on...
The Marcos administration posted a ₱171.4-billion budget deficit in February 2025, as the government had spent more than it earned, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). February’s deficit reversed the over ₱68-billion seasonal surplus seen in the previous month. It was also higher...
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),...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signed a data sharing agreement (DSA) on beneficial ownership information with the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) as part of efforts to combat illicit financial flows in the procurement process. The SEC...
Malacañang urged Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong to support his allegations that the funds under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) were turned into election funds. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (PIO - Baguio City/NCO)...
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...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A P40.5-billion fund has been set aside by Congress (House of Representatives and the Senate) to cover the tuition of underprivileged students enrolled in private high schools, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo bared...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will introduce a standardized set of criteria within its multi-year budget planning process to attain efficiency in allocating resources for projects aimed at enhancing the agriculture and fisheries sector. The criteria system seeks to evaluate programs,...
