The goal of the Duterte administration to complete electrification of all sitios within the service domain of the electric cooperatives (ECs) would fall short of target because of deficient budget allocation by the national government. In a briefing with reporters, Sonia B. San Diego, deputy...
Senators on Sunday bewailed the unused appropriations under the 2020 General Appropriations Act (GAA) that have been marked by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as “For Later Release,” saying the fund could have been used to address critical government projects that are in dire need...
Thousands of paintings, sculptures and archaeological specimens with a total appraised value of P118.84 million 13 years ago have not been insured by the Intramuros Administration (IA) and are exposed to the “risks of non-indemnification in cases of damage/loss” due to fortuitous events" and...
Malacañang is waiting for the report from line agencies to determine the amount of unspent funds under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), which expired on June 30. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Bayanihan 2 funds were released to line agencies, but they were given...
Partylist lawmakers have proposed a congressional inquiry into the failure of government to spend Bayanihan 2 funds notwitstanding the urgency of the implementation of programs to be financed by the allocation. Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva and fellow CIBAC Partylist Rep. Domeng Rivera filed...
A group of education workers expressed optimism that teachers will soon be paid for rendering extra hours of work for the current school year. (JOJO RINOZA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines gave an update on the service credit for the overtime...
Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, June 22 said government should tell the public what is keeping it from disbursing available funds that are supposed to be used to effectively combat the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Binay pointed out that the government has at least three sources of...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, June 17, announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) of 14 Regional Offices has already been processed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). Public school teachers have been waiting for the release of the 2019...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Wednesday, June 16, said that the Department of Education (DepEd) is “working closely” with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to fast-track the release of the 2019 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for all teaching and eligible non-teaching...
The government may not have enough funds to cover the back wages of thousands of government nurses for now, Malacañang admitted Tuesday following a reversal of a budget circular that affected the health workers' pay status. President Spokesman Harry Roque (File photo/Malacañang) According to...
The national government plans to trim the budget deficit in the third- and fourth-quarters of the year after ramping up spending in the second-quarter, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. Under the 2021 fiscal program released by the DBM on Tuesday, June 8, the...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Tuesday called on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to use the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) to pay for the salary differentials of nurses in public hospitals in the country. Drilon noted these nurses were affected by the DBM...
