Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday, August 24, claimed that two agencies now owe the government over P63 billion for supposedly failing to deliver good and services that they were contracted to purchase. In this file photo, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on September 14,...
The national government plans to spend more than P1 trillion to settle some of its liabilities next year, but at the same time borrow over P2 trillion, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) revealed. Under the proposed budget plan for 2022 submitted to Congress, the national...
The Office of the President (OP) is seeking a budget of P8.18 billion for fiscal year 2022, the final year of the Duterte administration. Malacañang Palace, the official home of the Philippine president (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than half of OP's proposed budget will go to confidential...
Vice President Leni Robredo has requested from Congress a P703-million budget for her office in 2022, which is significantly lower than the P900-million allocation this year. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Of this figure, P558.8 million will go to maintenance and other...
The Filipino Nurses United (FNU) on Monday, Aug. 23, said healthcare workers might resort to mass resignation as part of an impending protest if their special risk allowance (SRA) will not be released by September 1. (Jansen Romero / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN) "Sa tingin ko, isa na iyan sa...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the government will continue to invest heavily in infrastructure projects next year, but at the same time provide essential funding support to foster socioeconomic recovery. In a statement, the DBM said Monday, August 23, that the national...
President Duterte has asked Department of Budget of Management (DBM) officer-in-charge Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie Canda to continue being strict to save the government from any possible headaches when it comes to the nation's budgetary needs. President Duterte and Budget Undersecretary Tina...
The Commission on Audit (COA) backed President Rodrigo Duterte who ruled out corruption in the purchase by the Procurement Service (PS) of supposedly overpriced face masks and face shields last year. Facemasks face shields However, COA still faulted the agency for failing to re-sell the over...
The controversial Procurement Service (PS) under the Department of Budget and Management has kept over P10.8 billion in transferred funds for years without returning the money to the Bureau of Treasury. COA logo & HQ The Commission on Audit disclosed in the 2020 annual audit report (AAR) for...
A former budget official is willing to face a Senate inquiry following questions raised about government's procurement of certain medical supplies when the pandemic hit last year. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao addresses issues related to the purchase of medical supplies during...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday, August 19 said he finds the resignation of Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado worrisome especially since the proposed National Expenditure Program (NEP) of the government for 2022 has not yet been submitted to Congress. Malacanang has confirmed...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday pressed Lloyd Christopher Lao, a former aide of Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, to explain to the Senate the circumstances behind the Department of Health’s (DOH) transfer of P42.4-billion budget to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
