The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it has earmarked P11 billion for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) as well as assistance to farmers and fisherfolks next year. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the government plans to spend P10 billion for...
Even Davao City doesn't have the means to solve its local problem on classroom shortage. Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Vice President and concurrent Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte made this admission Wednesday, Sept. 14 as she tried to describe...
The Marcos administration has allotted P12.5 billion for the transformation and digitalization of government processes and transactions next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. During the Development Budget Coordination Committee Briefing at the Senate on Wednesday Sept. 14,...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) wants to strengthen the autonomy of local government units (LGUs) in delivering essential services to the public through higher funding allocation. During the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) Senate briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 14,...
The Senate Committee on Finance has started discussions on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget on Wednesday, September 14. Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno told the Senate finance panel, chaired by Sen. Sonny Angara, that the Marcos administration is committed to pursue a “robust...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday, Sept. 12, said it will help bankroll various programs of the Department of Energy (DOE) next year. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM earmarked P2.2 billion for the DOE in 2023 in line with the government’s...
The power of the purse lies with Congress, said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as it denied having reduced the budgets of four state-owned specialty hospitals under the proposed spending plan for next year. Contrary to claims, the DBM argued on Tuesday, Sept. 13, that the proposed...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) says it has identified a potential source of funds for the P1-billion special risk allowance (SRA) of local health care workers (HCWs), which had been requested by the Department of Health (DOH). (Mari Gimenez/ Unsplash) During the DOH's budget hearing...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) warned the public against unscrupulous individuals claiming to be its employees and are making false representation to solicit money. In an advisory released on Monday, Sept. 12, the DBM said it received reports that there were individuals claiming to...
Camarines Sur-based congressmen are pushing for the swift passage of a consolidated bill seeking the guarantee of a fairer share of revenues from mining to the national government. (LRay Villafuerte's Facebook) The measure, which was recently approved by the House Committee on Ways and Means and...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos, Jr. prodded disaster-stricken localities to access the government’s P5.58-billion financial aid fund for recovery process under the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance (LGSF-FA) on or...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has allotted P3.7 billion for the Department of Social Welfare and Development's (DSWD) Supplementary Feeding Program (SFP) for children next year. With this amount, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said around 1.8 million children enrolled in...
