The Civil Service Commission (CSC) confirmed on Monday, November 14 that more or less 1.7 million government workers will receive their year-end bonus beginning November 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was according to Commissioner Aileen Lizada, she also confirmed that the...
Government workers will receive their year-end and cash gift bonus beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the national government earmarked P65.35 billion to cover the year-end and cash gift bonus of state personnel. Of that amount, P56.73 billion is...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released over P8.5 billion for the year-end bonus and cash gift of more than 226,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the year-end bonus is equivalent to one-month base pay while the cash gift...
A ranking congressman has filed a bill that, if enacted, would abolish the Procurement Service (PS)--the highly controversial office behind the P2.4-billion overpriced purchase of second-rate laptops for public school teachers. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook)...
The Senate has approved the proposed P32.4 billion 2023 budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) along with their attached agencies and state-owned companies. Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, sponsored and defended...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of P335.81 million as Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) share in taxes. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Thursday, Nov. 10, said that BARMM gets P335.81 million share from the taxes and other...
A lingering disconnect between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Power Corporation (Napocor) over the latter’s 2023 budget allocation could lead to very unsavory consequences for Filipinos. (Amie Johnson/ Unsplash) Senior Deputy Minority Leader and Northern Samar 1st...
The Senate has approved the proposed budget for next year of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department of Finance (DOF), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC). The proposed budget of the DBM for...
The national government would have to cough up between P92 billion and P230 billion annually if and when Congress institutionalizes a proposal to provide all senior citizens in the Philippines a universal social pension. (Danie Franco/ Unsplash) There are seven such measures pending before House...
The Marcos administration is planning to spend over P200 billion next year to mitigate the impact of skyrocketing consumer prices on the most vulnerable sectors, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement on Monday, Nov. 7, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said they...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said government agencies can tap the remaining P6.8 billion calamity fund following the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. On Thursday, Nov. 3, the DBM said the national government still has P6.8 billion left under its National Disaster Risk...
The Philippines is far from falling into a recession anytime soon, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement on Friday, Oct. 28, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman allayed recession fears, noting this scenario may not be imminent in the country. “I think we're far...
