The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved P3.41 billion funding to cover the cost of tertiary education for all Filipino students enrolled in technical vocational institutions. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved a P3.41 billion Special Allotment Release...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that given the increase the increase in national tax allotment (NTA) shares, local government units (LGUs) will see a stronger exercise of autonomy once the full devolution is implemented. In a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 15, Budget Secretary...
The Department of Budget Management (DBM) said the national government will help capacitate local government units (LGUs) in the process of devolution of government services until full implementation. In a statement on Monday, Feb. 13, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandama said the DBM will conduct...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has slammed the country’s transportation officials for "giving up" easily on the Libreng Sakay or free ride program, which will no longer resume this year contrary to earlier plans. (LTFRB) “I hope our transport executives were just joking when...
The Marcos administration should not expect the Senate to put all its time and energy for the immediate passage of the proposed Maharlike Investment Fund (MIF) which has been rife with a lot of ambiguities and questions regarding its real purpose and intent. For now, Sen. Francis “Chiz”...
Senator Francis N. Tolentino has formally sought the abolition of the Procurement Service-Department of Management and Management (PS-DBM) amid a series of controversies hounding the said agency. Under Tolentino’s Senate Bill 1802, “all procurement of goods, including common-use supplies,...
The economic managers of the Marcos administration have started discussing senators about the many issues surrounding the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) on Monday night, January 30. The briefing held at the Senate was done by Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Budget Secretary Amenah...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) called on the local government units (LGUs) in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to be wary of groups promising to fast-track the release of funds for their infrastructure projects. The appeal was made after reports reached the...
GUEST COLUMNIST By Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran Every new year is a chance to start over, to set forth a new beginning. But for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) family, this wasn’t the case as 2023 began with a bittersweet farewell to one of its pillars:...
To demonstrate “delicadeza,” a group of teachers urged officials involved in the purchase of overpriced laptops to vacate their respective posts through courtesy resignation or filing a leave of absence. (Image from Unsplash) “While no formal charges have yet been filed against the said...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, January 20, pressed for the immediate abolition of the Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) following its controversial purchases of billions of pesos worth of government supplies. Malacanang could do it by simply...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has recommended the filing of graft and perjury charges against high-ranking officials of the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Services and the Department of Education (DepEd) who figured in the alleged anomalous purchase of “overpriced” and...
