The Philippines drew praises for being a model of open government at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 6. Partners in Open Government. Open Government Partnership (OGP) CEO Sanjay Pradhan meets with Philippine OGP (PH-OGP) Chairman Amenah...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget for 2024 is ready to enter the final stage of deliberations in the House of Representatives. "This budget will serve as a cornerstone for...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will have extended work weeks for the rest of the month in a bid to stay on track with its target passage date of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) It's basically all systems go for the plenary debates of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 after the House Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday morning, Sept. 14 the schedule for the...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2024 contains P2.398 trillion in Special Purpose Funds (SPF), the lion's share of which will go to local government units (LGUs). This was learned by the Congressional Policy and...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part IV) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In most countries, budgeting focuses on developing an annual plan for income and expenses. However, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration believes that budget choices have long-term consequences. Actions...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After 33 days, the House Committee on Appropriations adjourned on Tuesday night, Sept. 12 its grueling per agency budget deliberations on the proppsed 2024 national budget. "Madam chairman, I move...
“I have no respect for them.” This was what Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte said on Tuesday, Sept. 12, when asked why she singled out ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros when she issued an earlier statement against those...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has underscored the government's economic team's complete support for the recent implementation of price control on rice. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that Executive Order No. 39, which mandates the prices of rice at P41 and P45 per...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is committed to strengthening projects aimed at enhancing employment opportunities in the country. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the job-enhancing initiatives of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Technical Education and...
The government met with several potential investors in Doha, Qatar to discuss the country’s economic policies and projects. The Philippine economic team, led by Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno held its first investor briefing in the Middle East with Philippine Dialogue: Economic Outlook and...
