The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has tapped its unprogrammed appropriation to fund the one-month requirement of a government aid to the poorest households in the country. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the department approved the release of the Special Allotment Release...
Answering the call of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to rightsize the national government, a House panel on Monday, Nov. 28, approved the substitute bill for all 15 proposals that aim to improve public service delivery. (House of Representatives/MANILA BULLETIN) During its regular...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of funding for the protein-enriched copra meal (PECM) commercialization project of the Department of Agriculture. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM will release P69.7 million to support the PECM...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has laid out several important strategic priorities to address existing gaps on open and inclusive governance. At the Pilipinas Conference 2022 on Monday, Nov. 21, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, said the government needs to leverage digital...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to expedite the release of allowances for healthcare workers who have yet to receive their share under the law that grants them and other frontliners emergency...
The destruction caused by severe tropical storm (STS) "Paeng" still heavy on his mind, House Speaker Martin Romualdez vowed during the Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum to find additional funds that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) could use for repairs....
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) confirmed on Monday, November 14 that more or less 1.7 million government workers will receive their year-end bonus beginning November 15. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This was according to Commissioner Aileen Lizada, she also confirmed that the...
Government workers will receive their year-end and cash gift bonus beginning Tuesday, Nov. 15. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the national government earmarked P65.35 billion to cover the year-end and cash gift bonus of state personnel. Of that amount, P56.73 billion is...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released over P8.5 billion for the year-end bonus and cash gift of more than 226,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP). PNP chief Gen Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the year-end bonus is equivalent to one-month base pay while the cash gift...
A ranking congressman has filed a bill that, if enacted, would abolish the Procurement Service (PS)--the highly controversial office behind the P2.4-billion overpriced purchase of second-rate laptops for public school teachers. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook)...
The Senate has approved the proposed P32.4 billion 2023 budget of the Department of Finance (DOF) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) along with their attached agencies and state-owned companies. Senator Juan Edgardo M. Angara, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, sponsored and defended...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of P335.81 million as Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) share in taxes. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Thursday, Nov. 10, said that BARMM gets P335.81 million share from the taxes and other...
