A House leader has thanked the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Health (DOH) for facilitating Filipino cancer patients' access to "life-saving support" in the form of the P529.2 million cancer assistance fund (CAF). Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the World Bank are planning to initiate and implement reforms in the Philippines’ procurement law. In a statement Friday, Oct. 14, the DBM said that Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman met with officials from the World Bank in Washington D.C....
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) raised the allocated funding for the buffer stocking program of the National Food Authority (NFA) in a bid to ensure sufficient supply of the staple food in times of crisis. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Tuesday, Oct....
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, October 6 questioned the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) after the latter disclosed that the programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for 2020 and 2021 are unidentified. Sen. Sonny Angara, Senate Committee...
Over 1.6 million health workers in public and private institutions would soon receive their One Covid-19 Allowance (OCA) following the approval by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved the release of P11.5...
Eligible public and private health workers involved in pandemic health care response will soon get their unpaid special risk allowance (SRA), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved last Oct. 3 the release...
The bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 28, confirmed the appointments of Amenah Flaminiano Pangandaman as Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary and Enrique Austria Manalo as Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary. Budget Secretary Amenah...
President Marcos’ economic managers were pursuing more foreign investments from the US, trumpeting the country's sound macroeconomic fundamentals, the government’s clear roadmap for economic recovery, and sustainable growth. At the first Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in North America late...
Virus-related research in the country would receive fresh funding next year in line with the government’s effort to ensure the health and safety of Filipinos, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Marcos administration earmarked P419.3...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has tapped the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to break up fraudulent solicitation schemes. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Sept. 21, that the...
Economic managers expressed gratitude to Congress for supporting the Marcos administration's medium-term fiscal blueprint that aims to steer the economy back to its high-growth trajectory. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno and Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Tuesday, Sept. 20,...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has questioned the consistent cut by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on the recommended budget of the Judiciary. During the Senate committee on finance budget briefing yesterday, Tulfo said it’s about time to increase the budget of the Judiciary by restoring some...
