BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. It is truly a season of gratitude and hope! On Dec. 22, 2023, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PBBM) signed the P5.768 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA). I believe that this is the best gift that our President...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Nov. 1, while discussing in this column the government’s support for micro small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through investments, I also shared that our lawmakers were close to passing the Tatak Pinoy or Proudly Filipino...
The proposed new Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) will allow bidders to submit only the certificate of registration and membership, which will smoothen the procurement process and ensure its legality, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement, Budget Secretary...
Employees of the Muntinlupa City government and those under contract of service and job orders will be getting additional benefits this Christmas season. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced on Dec. 18 that the City Council will tackle the measure granting city employees the service...
Over 1.8 million state workers are set to receive a one-time service recognition incentive (SRI) of P20,000 beginning on Friday, Dec. 15 This as the Administrative Order (AO) No. 12, which will grant incentives to employees of several government agencies, has been approved by President Ferdinand R....
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved additional 673 permanent faculty positions across the nine campuses of the Mindanao State University (MSU). Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the addition of job positions will boost the productivity of the university, which saw...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week was especially significant for us in government, as we observed National Government Employees' Week. For me, it was a celebration of unity, understanding, and collaborative efforts among the government workforce, which make the...
The Marcos administration has already spent 98 percent, or P5.41 trillion, out of the P5.54-trillion adjusted full-year program as of end-November this year on the back of more spending, according to Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman. This was higher by 4.2 percent...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was thrilled to witness a new era of cooperation between the Republic of Korea and our very own Procurement Service (PS)-Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Last week, together with the Philippine delegation composed of...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I was privileged to speak during the Philippine Halal Economy Festival organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Nov. 22, 2023. As the only woman Muslim Cabinet member and a proud daughter of Mindanao, I expressed my...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I am honored to have joined the Philippine delegation led by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (PBBM) to the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week (AELW) last Nov. 14 to 17 in San Francisco,...
Over P15.3 billion will be for the assistance and projects for Filipino migrant workers next year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Tuesday, Nov. 21 that the budget is allotted for the proposed national budget of the...
