There may have been a collusion or lack of due diligence by former Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (DBM-PS) chief Lloyd Christopher Lao in awarding a multibillion-peso contract involving face masks, face shields, test kits and personal protective equipment (PPEs) to a newly...
Senator Panfilo Lacson questioned on Friday, August 27, the claim that the high demand for face shields prompted the government's allegedly overpriced procurement of the protective wear in 2020. Senator Panfilo Lacson during the Senate Committee of the Whole's inquiry January 15, 2021, on the...
Former Budget Undersecretary Christopher Lao conceded on Friday, August 27, that there might be negligence in the government's purchase of allegedly overpriced face masks and face shields at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak last year. Former Budget Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao attends the...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that it is currently seeking additional funds from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the provision of special risk allowance (SRA) to at least 17,000 more healthcare workers. DOH Undersecretary Maria...
Unused funds under the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) and the controversial procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) should be returned to the national coffers, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Thursday, Aug. 26. In particular,...
Senator Imelda “Imee” Marcos on Thursday, Aug. 26, said she finds it necessary for former Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado to face the next Senate blue ribbon committee hearing to shed light on some issues hounding the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)’s procurement services or DBM-PS....
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has hailed the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies for achieving all performance indicators in 2020, particularly its “active” involvement in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 28564 DBM...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the special risk allowance (SRA) for more than 20,000 medical frontliners battling the pandemic. In a statement, the budget department announced on Wednesday, Aug. 25, that the government released P311.79 million funds for the SRA of 20,208...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the deep cut in their proposed budget will significantly impact how the poll body will conduct the 2022 National and Local Elections. Comelec/MB In a statement on Wednesday, August 25, Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the Commission is already...
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday, August 24, claimed that two agencies now owe the government over P63 billion for supposedly failing to deliver good and services that they were contracted to purchase. In this file photo, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on September 14,...
The national government plans to spend more than P1 trillion to settle some of its liabilities next year, but at the same time borrow over P2 trillion, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) revealed. Under the proposed budget plan for 2022 submitted to Congress, the national...
The Office of the President (OP) is seeking a budget of P8.18 billion for fiscal year 2022, the final year of the Duterte administration. Malacañang Palace, the official home of the Philippine president (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) More than half of OP's proposed budget will go to confidential...
