Fresh from the controversies surrounding her self-authored book, Vice President Sara Duterte held on Sunday, Aug. 25, a book reading among Davao students and explained how she hoped to inspire them to write their own stories. (Screengrab from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) The Vice...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The additional P6.4 billion earmarked for the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) under the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) will have a two-fold impact, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said. First,...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Contributed photo) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan is supporting Malacañang’s plan to provide another P1 billion for the Marawi Siege...
One of President Marcos’ economic managers has said that an “A” credit rating from Moody’s Ratings is now within reach, as the government intensifies its efforts to achieve this coveted status. Although Moody’s has still kept the Philippines’ credit rating at “Baa2”—an...
FOR MONDAY ISSUE The national government's infrastructure spending is on track to meet its full-year target, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Based on the DBM's national government disbursement performance report, the budget allocated for infrastructure projects in the second...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Why did Vice President Sara Duterte act so belligerent during the budget hearing of the Senate? Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin tried...
The government has released an additional P3 billion to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to sustain the implementation of the Free Public Internet Access Program (FPIAP) nationwide. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved the...
A day after she figured in a heated verbal exchange with Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros disclosed plans to realign the proposed P10-million budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for the distribution of her children’s book “Isang...
The government increased its spending for infrastructure projects by 20.6 percent in the first six months of the year driven by road programs, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. According to the latest data from DBM, infrastructure expenditures reached P611.8 billion...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I am excited to share that last week was a triple victory for the country's government procurement landscape! On Aug. 12, 2024, we, in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has deferred deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) following the unavoidable absence of acting...
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...
