Only representatives from three government agencies – Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Department of Justice (DOJ) – will have the final say on how the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) will be managed and use. Based on the Republic Act...
The Duterte administration borrowed a record P2.74 trillion last year to bridge the ballooning budget deficit induced by the coronavirus pandemic, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The national government’s gross borrowings accelerated by 170 percent in January to December last year to...
The national government’s budget deficit fell below the Duterte administration’s ceiling last year after public spending missed its target while revenues breached the revised full-year goal, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. Fiscal gap of the national government settled at...
Stereotypes and negative connotations in farming sometimes hamper possibilities for Philippine agriculture. Perhaps this is also why many Filipinos, particularly the younger generations, hesitate to pursue farming as a profession. Thankfully, there are still some who still prefer pursuing an...
The Duterte administration’s budget deficit breached the P1 trillion mark in November due to higher spending and lower revenues amid the coronavirus-induced economic recession, data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed. The national government incurred a P1.069 trillion fiscal gap in January...
The Duterte administration’s budget deficit is nearing the P1 trillion mark in January to October this year as the government continued to struggle in raising revenues due to the coronavirus-induced crisis. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed the national government incurred a P940.6...
After 9 months to Sept. The national government’s budget deficit slid in September this year as both revenues and spending contracted during the month, data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed. The Duterte administration incurred a P138.5 billion fiscal gap last month, down by 22 percent...
Now that deliberations on the proposed P4.5 trillion 2021 national budget is on its final stage, a Makati-based think tank has called on the Duterte administration to make spending transparent to the people, especially in a time when huge budget allocations are needed to be responsive to health and...
The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has called on local companies to participate in the government-wide purchase of medical supplies for the COVID-19 response. As part of government’s effort to help local enterprises during the pandemic, the PS-DBM said it...
The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) denied the government lost P1 billion from the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPEs) from a number of foreign suppliers. In a statement, PS-DBM said yesterday that the government did not lose a single centavo...