With no evidence presented by the prosecution, the Sandiganbayan has dismissed the graft case filed against former Bacoor City mayor Jessie B. Castillo and two other persons. The charge arose from the operation of a dumpsite in Villa Esperanza village in Molino in 1998 allegedly without Environment...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be deploying a total of 1,329 of its personnel to the traffic management plan which the agency completed for the July 22 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. MMDA acting chairman Don Artes...
By Xander Dave Ceballos Funds for the Green Green Green program should not be utilized for purposes other than promoting open green spaces, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) guidelines. Based on Local Budget Circular No. 158, the funds cannot also be used to pay personnel...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that complicated records are hindering the release of public school teachers’ 2022 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), but assured that this will still push through. During a first dialogue with the Teachers’ Dignity...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that government agencies spent 45 percent of their budget as of the first quarter. At the sidelines of the launching of the Green Green Green program, Pangandaman told reporters that the average “obligation rate” of the...
Some P1 billion will be allocated to local government units (LGUs) for their Green, Green, Green Program, which aims to build green open spaces such as parks and plazas in their areas. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the budget will benefit around 80...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is batting for the corporate life extension of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) so it can serve as counterparty to the investing-entity that will rehabilitate the Agus hydropower complex in Mindanao. Energy Secretary Raphael...
The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) honored Ayala Corp. Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala by conferring upon him the Honorary Degree of Doctorate in Management. Zobel, a Harvard-educated luminary, was recognized by AIM for his contributions to the business landscape of Asia. Under his...
The Marcos administration is set to settle all outstanding arrears for the health emergency allowance (HEA) owed to healthcare workers, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. In a statement on Thursday, July 4, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the DBM will disburse...
The government will inject around P110 million into the country’s arts sector, such as game development and animation. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the issuance of a special allotment release order and its corresponding notice of cash allocation...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has instructed government agencies with low budget utilization rates to submit their catch-up plans. In a DBM circular letter dated June 28, the budget department ordered heads of departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices of the national government to...
While its corporate life will already end in two years, the outstanding financial obligations of state-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) is still at a whopping P292.486 billion as of end-April this year. According to the company, its total debts stand at P254.6...
