In line with his ongoing rightsizing efforts, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered the abolition of the Department of Finance (DOF) 's One-Stop-Shop Inter-Agency Tax Credit and Duty Drawback Center (OSS Center), Malacañang said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Answering the call of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to rightsize the national government, a House panel on Monday, Nov. 28, approved the substitute bill for all 15 proposals that aim to improve public service delivery. (House of Representatives/MANILA BULLETIN) During its regular...
The House of Committee on Government Reorganization has begun discussions on proposed measures institutionalizing the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP). (MANILA BULLETIN) On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the House panel chaired by Bukidnon 2nd district Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores started to tackle...
By Alex B. Brillantes, Jr. and Karl Emmanuel V. Ruiz President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) The first State of the Nation address of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. included several references to the imperatives of governance reform, specifically the...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) has expressed its full support for the Marcos Administration's push for the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP) as the agency joins the Committee on Rightsizing. ARTA logo ARTA officer-in-charge Undersecretary Ernesto Perez said this after President...
For Vice President Sara Duterte, although it took time for many Filipinos to get a grasp of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA), she believes it was still “on point” and “perfect”. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has revealed that 10 out of the 18 bills mentioned by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 25, have already been approved on third and final reading by the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has expressed his support for efforts of the government to streamline the bureaucracy by rightsizing to ensure a more efficient, responsive and reliable government. Nonetheless, Go said it is imperative for the state to ensure the welfare of government workers who...
Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Tuesday, July 19 expressed concern that the government’s plan to rightsize the bureaucracy could eventually lead to job mismatch. Estrada, who is likely to head the Senate Committee on Labor and Employment in the 19th Congress, said he is concerned over the...
The Senate Committee on Finance is ready to tackle the proposals seeking to rightsize the bureaucracy that would be filed in the Upper Chamber, Senator Sonny Angara said on Tuesday, July 19. Angara, who chairs the finance panel, said it is about time for the government to rightsize the bureaucracy...
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma allayed fears of government workers of being booted out of job following the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to all agencies to initiate belt-tightening measures amid the economic crunches that the country is continue facing. The...
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. on Sunday said that he supports the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) government rightsizing proposal, but not at the expense of government employees and contractual workers who may face unemployment, retrenchment, and displacement. If the proposed...
