BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. There's something about the end of the year that gives us a glimmer of hope. We may have faced the most severe obstacles or the most heartbreaking events in the year that was—failures, conflicts, the loss of a loved one—but...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. It is truly a season of gratitude and hope! On Dec. 22, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PBBM) signed the P5.768 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA). I believe that this is the best gift that our President...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Nov. 1, while discussing in this column the government’s support for micro small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through investments, I also shared that our lawmakers were close to passing the Tatak Pinoy or Proudly Filipino...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week was especially significant for us in government, as we observed National Government Employees' Week. For me, it was a celebration of unity, understanding, and collaborative efforts among the government workforce, which make the...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was thrilled to witness a new era of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and our very own Procurement Service (PS)-Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Last week, together with the Philippine delegation composed of...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was privileged to speak during the Philippine Halal Economy Festival organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Nov. 22, 2023. As the only woman Muslim Cabinet member and a proud daughter of Mindanao, I expressed my...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I am honored to have joined the Philippine delegation led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) to the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) last Nov. 14 to 17 in San Francisco,...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. As a proud Mindanaoan and the only Muslim woman in President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s (PBBM's) Cabinet, I was privileged to personally go to Simunul, Tawi-Tawi to witness the celebration of the 643rd Anniversary of Sheikh Karimul Makhdum...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Nov. 4, 2023, I had the honor of witnessing, along with my colleagues in the Cabinet and from both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the start of a new chapter in our nation’s dynamic and transformative partnership with...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. As an avid enthusiast and staunch advocate of Philippine culture and the arts, I was very excited to join the design community during the Manila FAME, the country's leading exposition and second longest-running trade event in Asia....
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 27, 2023, we, in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos (PBBM), welcomed the news that the Senate ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Disagreeing Provisions of Senate Bill No. 2233 and...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Oct. 5, our nation joined the international community in observing World Teacher's Day, the culmination of our National Teacher's Month celebration. The global theme, “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global...
