The national government intends to slash the budget for state universities and colleges (SUCs) next year by around P14 billion, based on the data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). According to the National Expenditure Program (NEP) submitted by the DBM to the Congress on Monday,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) receives copy of the 2025 NEP from DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Speaker’s office) Job creation, quality education, expanded health care, and social protection are among the main thrusts of the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will officially get its hands on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on Monday, July 29, exactly a week after President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA). The executive branch...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 174 will allow teachers to choose teaching or managerial roles without prejudice. “Today’s signing of the IRR of EO No. 174...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Saturday, July 20, 2024, was very fulfilling for me as the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary. We witnessed the signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 12009, or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA), by...
The government is providing P42 billion to the country’s irrigation infrastructure to boost the agriculture sector and ensure food security, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. During a post-SONA briefing, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman stated that the allocation to the...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Monday, July 22, expressed his gratitude on the approval by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) of 178 new posts for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Public Attorneys Office (PAO). In a statement, Remulla conveyed his “appreciation to...
The Department of Budget and Management approved the creation of 178 public attorney (PA) positions under the Department of Justice to address the shortage of public attorneys relative to the country’s existing courts. Specifically, 56 PA-II and 122 PA I positions were created in the Public...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In his 2023 State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) defined his dream for communities, saying, “The building blocks of progressive, livable, and sustainable communities will never be complete without...
By Xander Dave Ceballos Funds for the Green Green Green program should not be utilized for purposes other than promoting open green spaces, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) guidelines. Based on Local Budget Circular No. 158, the funds cannot also be used to pay personnel...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that complicated records are hindering the release of public school teachers’ 2022 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), but assured that this will still push through. During a first dialogue with the Teachers’ Dignity...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that government agencies spent 45 percent of their budget as of the first quarter. At the sidelines of the launching of the Green Green Green program, Pangandaman told reporters that the average “obligation rate” of the...
