Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged Congress to pass the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP) to address the issue of unfilled plantilla positions in the government. During a hearing of the Senate finance committee, Pangandaman said that the NGRP will...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I had the honor and privilege of joining the symposium commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the Signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) held in Tokyo, Japan. Hosted by the Government of Japan...
The government disbursed P13 billion in calamity funds in the first seven months, primarily for the restoration of infrastructure damaged by typhoons, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. Based on the data, the DBM released some P2.33 billion in July from the national...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Monday, Aug. 12, that entry-level pay for educators in public schools will increase by around P3,024 in 2025. This comes following the signing of Executive Order (EO) No. 64 which will increase the salary of government...
We traveled to Japan last week to attend a symposium commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) together with Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim per invitation of the Japan International...
The government released around P579 million to fund projects, such as flood controls, in eight regions under the People’s Survival Fund (PSF). Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the release of a notice of cash allocation (NCA) amounting to...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last July 29, I was honored and privileged to submit the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), or the proposed national budget of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM), to Congress. It amounts to ₱6.352 trillion,...
The Department of Budget and Management has approved the release of an additional P5 billion to the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). These approved funds will be used to cover the 703,888 4Ps household beneficiaries, which were sourced from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuing...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Thursday, Aug. 1, that government workers can expect to get the first tranche of their promised wage hike this year. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Malacañang photo) In a Palace presser, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman...
The Office of the President (OP) has proposed a P1.054-billion budget for its travel expenses for the fiscal year 2025, which is eight percent lower than the approved budget for the current year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Aug. 1. President Ferdinand...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Raḥmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last July 22, I was privileged to witness President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) deliver his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), which underscores the administration’s achievements over the past years and its plans for a...
President Marcos announced that indigent senior citizens in the country will receive a P1,000 allowance from the government “to supplement their daily living and medical expenses.” President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and senior citizens (Malacañang/MANILA BULLETIN) In “The...