Public infrastructure spending increased in May this year driven by the ongoing two railway projects, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported on Tuesday, July 19. Based on the DBM's May disbursement performance report, the government’s infrastructure and other capital outlays...
Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma allayed fears of government workers of being booted out of job following the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to all agencies to initiate belt-tightening measures amid the economic crunches that the country is continue facing. The...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced on Friday, July 15 that it will study any proposed legislation on rightsizing the bureaucracy. CSC / MB file photo CSC made the statement amid the move on rightsizing of government agencies and personnel. For its part, CSC said it will support any...
Former Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, July 14 said the Duterte administration was not interested in pushing through with proposals to rightsize government operations. Sotto said he had filed a bill in the 17th and 18th Congress but the past administration was not interested in...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has clarified that the government’s rightsizing plan would not automatically mean reduction in the number of personnel in government agencies. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Thursday, July 14, that compared to downsizing which...
Vice President Sara Duterte expressed full support for President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.'s program to rightsize government functions and thereby streamline the government bureaucracy and its services. Vice President Sara Duterte answers questions from the media as she arrives at the San Beda...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Thursday said the government should make sure that government workers who may be affected by the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) plan to rightsize the bureaucracy are fully compensated and given livelihood opportunities. Senator Christopher "Bong"...
Senator Joel Villanueva today July 13 said the Senate is always ready to work with the Executive branch in finding solutions on its plan to rightsize the bureaucracy. media Villanueva said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should identify which agencies could be rightsized and this...
Some senators are in agreement with the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) plan to streamline the bureaucracy, and remove or merge government agencies whose functions are already overlapping or are redundant. Returning Senators Loren Legarda and Francis “Chiz” Escudero said they...
Senator Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to provide for the automatic suspension of excise tax on gasoline and diesel. The suspension will take effect when the average Dubai crude oil price based on the Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPs) exceeds $80 per barrel over a three-month period. Earlier,...
Budget reform will remain the top priority of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), newly designated Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said. During the turn-over ceremony of the DBM baton of leadership from Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Tina Rose Marie Canda at the department headquarters in...
The top officials of Muntinlupa paid tribute to former congressman and budget secretary Rolando “Nonoy” Andaya Jr. who passed away on June 30. He was 53. Andaya’s children, Ranton and Katrina, announced the passing of their dad on Facebook. “With deep grief and sadness, we announce the...
