The Sandiganbayan has started its proceedings on the graft charge involving the alleged irregular transfer of P41.4 billion Covid-19 funds filed against former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco T. Duque III and Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM)...
Former vice presidential spokesperson Barry Gutierrez believed that leadership and not the budget spelled the difference between how the Office of the Vice President (OVP) operated during the term of ex-vice president Leni Robredo. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and former vice...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) said it will reach out to Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, the designated sponsor of the OVP proposed budget at the House of Representatives, before the rescheduled budget hearing of the OVP next month. (From left) Lanao del Sur 1st...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has revealed plans to broaden the scope of the national indemnity insurance program (NIIP) to cover more than just school buildings. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the DBM wants to add other important...
The national government spent more in July, partly due to an increased share from the national tax allotment (NTA) to the local government units (LGUs), the Bureau of the Treasury reported. State spending went up by 5.8 percent to P486.2 billion during the month from P459.5 billion a year earlier....
Vice President Sara Duterte is no longer hopeful that the projects she envisioned for the Office of the Vice President (OVP) would still be possible given the political climate in the country. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) In her opening remarks at...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged government agencies (NGA) to fully utilize their budgets for infrastructure projects. “I urge all NGAs with infra projects to aim for 100 percent budget utilization so that we will sooner see the fruits of our Build Better...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part II) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Aug. 7, 2024, I shared in this column that the ₱6.352 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), or the President's proposed national budget, has been submitted to both chambers of Congress for...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Dexter Barro II) Vice President Sara Duterte--seemingly intent on having her way with the House Committee on Appropriations--participated in one of the most tense and bizarre budget hearings in recent memory on Tuesday, Aug....
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 27, refused to drop the names of her lawmaker-friends who revealed to her information that an impeachment case against her is imminent in the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) ...
The national government's budget deficit widened in the first seven months of the year, despite revenues growing at a faster rate than public spending, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. During the DOF budget deliberations on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
