BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Have you ever thought about your retirement? I believe that this stage should be the best time of our lives when we can indulge in activities that we find thrilling — the activities that we have always wanted to undertake but never had...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. As chairperson of the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), I felt honored to be joined by our key stakeholders as we celebrated its 54th year of service last week. I was especially proud to lead the launch of the legacy book...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced the release of over P2 billion to acquire firetrucks and ambulances to enhance emergency response. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has approved the special allotment release order amounting to P2.880 billion for the Department of the...
BEYOND BUDGET AssalamualaikumwaRaḥmatullahiwaBarakatuh. Last May 7, 2024, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) held a sectoral meeting on our country’s water resources and management with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), and...
President Marcos has approved the implementation of the e-Marketplace Procurement System of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) Marcos made the approval during a sectoral meeting with DBM officials at the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has found probable cause to charge in court former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco T. Duque and Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao with graft in the alleged illegal transfer of...
Criminal charges are set to be filed in court against former Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao, Overall Deputy Ombudsman Warren Rex H. Liong, Procurement Management Officer Paul Jasper V. De Guzman, and six other persons for their...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, May 6 expressed confidence there is sufficient time to study the proposal seeking a new round of salary increases for government workers. Estrada pointed this out after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reiterated that any...
Indigent college students will receive over P3.7 billion from the government to support their needs in finishing their degrees, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said they have allocated the budget to around 247,135 student grantees under the...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was privileged and honored to attend the 2024 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the economic team, led by Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, in Washington, DC, USA from April 17 to...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has dismissed the P78.956 million payment claimed by Adlib International Sales, Inc. (AISI) from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)-Procurement Service and the Presidential Security Group (PSG) for the supply and delivery of two mobile X-ray units in 2015....
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I was thrilled to learn that four of the 55 new members¬ of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local Program came from the Philippines — the most for any country in the Asia-Pacific Region! For those who may be...
