BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I had the honor of leading the Philippine delegation as chairman of the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) to the OGP Global Summit in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 5 to 8. This was the first in-person OGP Global Summit since...
The Department of Education (DepEd) remained hopeful that its proposed budget for next year will be approved without much “hindrances.” DepEd / MB Visual Content Group During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 19, DepEd Assistant Secretary and Deputy Spokesperson...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) The P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024--the largest proposed national budget in history--is first and foremost a post-pandemic recovery measure. Committee on Appropriations Chairman, Ako...
Mobile phone users would now be required to take a “live selfie” before their SIM registration application is approved. Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Sec. Ivan John Uy presents the agency's proposed 2024 budget before a Senate Finance Subcommittee hearing...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that local government units (LGUs) will receive additional national tax allotments (NTA) next year to boost economic growth nationwide. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has allocated P871.3 billion for NTA in the...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro (left), House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook. PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had earlier vowed that congressmen will pass the proposed P5.768-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or national budget for...
The Senate subcommittee on finance has approved the proposed budget of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) for 2024. The DMW has proposed a P15.542-billion appropriation for next year. Of the amount, P11.9-billion would be allocated to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration...
The Philippines drew praises for being a model of open government at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 6. Partners in Open Government. Open Government Partnership (OGP) CEO Sanjay Pradhan meets with Philippine OGP (PH-OGP) Chairman Amenah...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or national budget for 2024 is ready to enter the final stage of deliberations in the House of Representatives. "This budget will serve as a cornerstone for...
The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will have extended work weeks for the rest of the month in a bid to stay on track with its target passage date of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) or...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) It's basically all systems go for the plenary debates of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 after the House Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday morning, Sept. 14 the schedule for the...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
