Corruption within the government could be prevented as the new procurement law allows the Filipinos to track how public funds are spent, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). On Monday, Feb. 10, the DBM released the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of RA No. 12009, or...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman emphasized her commitment to making the country’s budget process more transparent amid calls from civil society and business groups. In a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 6, Pangandaman recalled that the DBM launched last...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) should prove the necessity of passing the bill seeking to rightsize government by presenting the data lawmakers have been asking to justify the measure. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said that while he sees the “benefit and wisdom” of the proposed...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide a higher service recognition incentive (SRI) for public school teachers. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. meets with DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and DepEd Secretary...
Senator Joel Villanueva underscored the need to ensure that sufficient funding is allocated for the implementation of enacted laws. Villanueva, Senior Vice Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, pointed out that a 2023 Department of Budget and Management (DBM) report revealed that over 200...
By Derco Rosal For the first time in 10 years, the government has increased allowances for national employees working overseas to address the rising cost of living. On Oct. 30, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued an executive order to update the regulations governing the payment of various...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has terminated the 2025 budget debates for the Department of Finance (DOF), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), and the...
The Sandiganbayan has started its proceedings on the graft charge involving the alleged irregular transfer of P41.4 billion Covid-19 funds filed against former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco T. Duque III and Procurement Service - Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM)...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged government agencies (NGA) to fully utilize their budgets for infrastructure projects. “I urge all NGAs with infra projects to aim for 100 percent budget utilization so that we will sooner see the fruits of our Build Better...
The government allotted around P114 billion to the 2025 budget of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said this figure is an increase of about eight percent from P106.35...
The government has released an additional P3 billion to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to sustain the implementation of the Free Public Internet Access Program (FPIAP) nationwide. Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approved the...
The government increased its spending for infrastructure projects by 20.6 percent in the first six months of the year driven by road programs, data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed. According to the latest data from DBM, infrastructure expenditures reached P611.8 billion...
