Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has authorized a P454 million vehicle purchase for the Department of Health (DOH). On Oct. 17, Pangandaman approved the issuance of an Authority to Purchase Motor Vehicle (APMV) to strengthen the country's healthcare system....
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I had the honor of participating in the second International Conference on Communities of Success (ICCOS) held in Singapore last Oct. 4 to 15, upon the kind invitation of Singapore Minister for Social and Family Development and...
Vice President Sara Duterte lambasted lawmakers for doing its own audit of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) budget utilization, arguing that government agencies spend millions and billions on projects. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks before the media in a sit-down interview on Oct. 18,...
Senator Imee Marcos is set to write a "love letter" to Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero and Senate Finance Committee Chairperson Senator Grace Poe to address concerns regarding the bicameral conference committee procedures on the national budget which, for her, requires some changes....
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 30, I had the profound honor of receiving the Gawad Kapayapaan (GaKap) Award, in a ceremony held to culminate this year’s National Peace Consciousness Month celebration themed “Bagong Pilipinas – Transforming...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The so-called "small committee" in the House of Representatives has decided to realign P292.23 billion under the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or proposed national...
By DERCO ROSAL The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is confident that the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 will be signed into law by the president before Christmas. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she is confident about the timely enactment of the General...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is seeking an additional budget of P10 billion for the rural electrification program of the National Electrification Administration (NEA)...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) increased its 2025 funding for education but reduced its cash assistance allocation or ayuda for poor Filipinos. Of the proposed P6.352 trillion national budget for next year, P977.6 billion, or over one-sixth of the total, will be poured into...
Despite a slight reduction in the government's infrastructure budget for 2025, the Marcos administration is banking on increased investments in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects to bridge the gap. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman confirmed that the proposed 2025 budget...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 27 marked a milestone for our country, as we became the recipient of the first-ever partnership in health in the Asia Pacific Region of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Korea International...
President Marcos' economic team plans to reassess the country's macroeconomic assumptions following a significant slowdown in consumer prices, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the economic managers might consider revising the 2024...
