Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is wondering why the budget for the construction of classrooms and housing is relatively low compared to the rest of the items under the P1.196-trillion infrastructure budget. (Photo from Gabriela Partylist Arlene Brosas's Facebook) “Nasa...
The Bureau of the Treasury clarified that the principal debt payment earmarked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) next year is not part of President Marcos’ proposed national budget. National Treasurer Rosalia V. De Leon said on Tuesday, Aug. 23, that budget for principal payment,...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants to restore the budget cuts made to the University of the Philippines (UP) System and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Under the proposed 2023 National Expenditure Program...
A local business group has urged to implement total system upgrade of the EDSA busway and bus service on the “Carousel Line” as well as its eventual privatization for cost effective operation of the mass transport system. The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in a letter jointly...
The Marcos administration would spend at least a fifth of its first full-year budget for infrastructure projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Monday, Aug. 22. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said a total of P1.196- rillion have been allocated for the...
Following the turnover of the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman explained the huge increase made to the proposed 2023 agriculture sector budget. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Photo from...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has submitted for deliberation the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP) to the House of Representatives in a turnover ceremony on Monday, Aug. 22. DBM Secretary Pangandaman (left) turns over the 2023 NEP to Speaker Romualdez (Photo from Speaker...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will submit to Congress the Marcos administration’s first full-year 2023 proposed budget next week. At the Economic Journalists Association of the Philippines (EJAP) forum, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the proposed P5.268-trillion...
The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has suspended the procurement of non-common use supplies and equipment (Non-CSE) for government agencies. In a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 16, Dennis Santiago, PS-DBM executive director, announced the indefinite suspension on the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1.4 billion, ensuring the free rides program at the Edsa Busway to continue until the end of the year. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman on Tuesday, Aug. 16, announced the release of P1.4 billion for the additional funding...
To ensure solid waste management compliance of local government units (LGUs), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) has recently upgraded its online system by adding a feature that will record the amount of waste collected, hauled, and...
Following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit northern Luzon last month, a pro-administration lawmaker sought the creation of the National Resiliency and Disaster Management Authority for a coordinated response to calamities In filing Senate Bill (SB) 186, Senator Imee Marcos said the National...
