The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) launched its second official Facebook Page "Usapang Budget” that aims to connect with and relate budget concerns to ordinary Filipinos. According to Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, "Usapang Budget" aims to inform the people of the latest...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released another round of targeted cash subsidy to the most vulnerable Filipino households reeling from increases in fuel prices and food costs. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said Tuesday, Aug. 2, that the DBM approved the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Monday, August 1, that it has approved the release of subsidy to rice farmers affected by the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) amounting to P8.05 billion...
The Social Security System (SSS) on Monday, Aug. 1, announced that it will grant a Calamity Assistance Package to members and pensioners in areas declared under a state of calamity by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Social Security System (FACEBOOK) This is in light of...
Malacañang said the Executive Branch is set to submit its proposed national budget for 2023 to Congress on August 22, days after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) submits the necessary documents to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
Malacañang has committed the timely submission of the proposed 2023 national budget to Congress next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a special Cabinet meeting to discuss the proposed 2023 national budget. (RTVM Screenshot) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said, in...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the national government has available fund for relief operations in the earthquake-affected areas in Northern Luzon. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, July 27, that the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Program...
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its wholly-owned subsidiary BPI Investment Management, Inc. (BIMI), is launching by mid-August 2022 the ALFM Real Estate Income Fund or ALFM REIF which will be worth up to P1 trillion. BIMI said that this is will be the first mutual fund in the country...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government is...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) vowed to pass on time President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s first full-year budget with the cooperation of Congress. At the Post-State of the Nation Address (SONA) Economic Briefing on Tuesday, July 26, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the...
A 47-year-old man who was beset by family problems climbed a billboard in a “suicide attempt” in Muntinlupa on July 21, according to the Muntinlupa City Department of Disaster Resilience and Management (MCDDRM). The unidentified man scaled the billboard at Sitio Lambunao, Block 23, Barangay...
THE RIGHT MOVE It is frustrating when we see how the Philippines is oftentimes depicted in international media as impoverished, with some local movies released through international outlets highlighting the shanties, for instance. But as these issues may merely be sensationalized for ratings...
