Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged government agencies (NGA) to fully utilize their budgets for infrastructure projects. “I urge all NGAs with infra projects to aim for 100 percent budget utilization so that we will sooner see the fruits of our Build Better...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part II) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Aug. 7, 2024, I shared in this column that the ₱6.352 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP), or the President's proposed national budget, has been submitted to both chambers of Congress for...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Dexter Barro II) Vice President Sara Duterte--seemingly intent on having her way with the House Committee on Appropriations--participated in one of the most tense and bizarre budget hearings in recent memory on Tuesday, Aug....
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 27, refused to drop the names of her lawmaker-friends who revealed to her information that an impeachment case against her is imminent in the House of Representatives. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) ...
The national government's budget deficit widened in the first seven months of the year, despite revenues growing at a faster rate than public spending, data from the Department of Finance (DOF) showed. During the DOF budget deliberations on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto...
Fresh from the controversies surrounding her self-authored book, Vice President Sara Duterte held on Sunday, Aug. 25, a book reading among Davao students and explained how she hoped to inspire them to write their own stories. (Screengrab from Inday Sara Duterte Facebook page) The Vice...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The additional P6.4 billion earmarked for the Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) under the 2025 National Expenditure Program (NEP) will have a two-fold impact, Quezon City 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo said. First,...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Contributed photo) House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan is supporting Malacañang’s plan to provide another P1 billion for the Marawi Siege...
One of President Marcos’ economic managers has said that an “A” credit rating from Moody’s Ratings is now within reach, as the government intensifies its efforts to achieve this coveted status. Although Moody’s has still kept the Philippines’ credit rating at “Baa2”—an...
FOR MONDAY ISSUE The national government's infrastructure spending is on track to meet its full-year target, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Based on the DBM's national government disbursement performance report, the budget allocated for infrastructure projects in the second...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Why did Vice President Sara Duterte act so belligerent during the budget hearing of the Senate? Deputy Majority Leader Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin tried...
