The country’s leading group of information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) firms opposed the “premature” identification of six companies that supposedly violated employees’ rights during the deadly 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu, arguing that it could be detrimental to...
To ensure a higher level of transparency and accountability in public spending, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman is pushing for stricter rules against erring contractors, suppliers, and consultants. Under the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA), contractors...
The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) has selected business tycoon Hans Sy, who chairs the executive committee of SM Prime Holdings, as the recipient of the group’s “Management Person of the Year.” In a statement, the MAP announced that Sy is the 49th recipient of the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has officially adopted blockchain technology in the government budgeting process. This milestone marks a bold step toward redefining transparency, efficiency, and accountability in public financial management. “Blockchain is more than a...
To expedite the recovery of victims of recent calamities that have struck the country, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of ₱1.6 billion for the calamity funds of national government agencies. This amount has been used to replenish the quick response funds (QRFs)...
After the devastating earthquake in Cebu, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman urged national agencies to immediately activate their quick response funds (QRF), with the source fund now standing at ₱8 billion. This follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order...
Government agencies posted a 93.8-percent utilization rate of their cash allocations as of end-August, lower than last year’s 95 percent, with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Energy (DOE) still falling behind. Latest data from the...
The influential Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) is asking the government to reallocate a portion of the ₱255.5 billion originally intended for flood control projects to fund the upgrade of stations along the EDSA Busway. “Since the government is not inclined to appropriate funds...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – The head of the Provincial Hospital Management Services Office (PHMSO) in Pangasinan has ordered increased security and restricted access measures within the premises of 14 provincial government-run hospitals. PHMSO head Dr. Tracy Lou Bitoy, in a memorandum issued on...
Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the release of ₱1.64 billion to cover the fiscal year (FY) 2023 performance-based bonuses (PBB) of over 110,600 personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines–Philippine Army (AFP-PA). “This release highlights our commitment to recognize...
For Jennifer Chuason, what began as a single condo purchase has grown into a portfolio of 26 homes—each one carrying its own story of purpose, stability, and family. A businesswoman, mother of five, and now semi-retired, she looks back at that first decision more than a decade ago as the spark...
The Department of Budget and Management (BDM) has clarified that the government’s unprogrammed appropriations (UA) are not a discretionary “pork barrel” or a “magic fund.”
In a statement, Budget Undersecretary Goddes Hope Libiran said the UA funds are a congressionally authorized...
