The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the creation of 4,265 positions for different field offices of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). In a statement on Monday, May 13, the DBM said that Project Development Officer II (PDO II) contractual positions were...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released an additional budget for indigent patients and hospital workers amounting to P8 billion. A notice of cash allocation with amounts of P2.43 billion and P5.55 billion was released to the Department of Health to provide medical assistance to...
Indigent college students will receive over P3.7 billion from the government to support their needs in finishing their degrees, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said they have allocated the budget to around 247,135 student grantees under the...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) urged the Department of Health (DOH) to fast-track the disbursement of the P91.3 billion funds for public health emergency benefits and allowances of healthcare workers. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM has so far released over P91...
Gender-inclusive initiatives should have a place in the government’s budget allocation, including those that empower women, Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said. During a session with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington D.C., Pangandaman assured...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman has urged to fast-track the creation of a mapping system to track hospitals that have not received health emergency allowances. During a radio interview, Pangandaman called on the Department of Health (DOH) to address the issues...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman warned against individuals posing as their officials who ask for money in exchange of project contract. In a statement, Pangandaman said that the public must remain wary when approached by persons who claim to be affiliated...
In light of the ongoing El Niño phenomenon, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has provided P900 million to cover crop insurance premiums for farmers and fisherfolk in the country. Budget Secretary Mina F. Pangandaman announced on Sunday, April 7, that the funding has been released to...
About P50 billion was allotted for the government pension of four million indigent senior citizens throughout the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of P49.807 billion to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to cover the senior citizens’...
Nearly P6 billion will be spent on the funding of 1,834 new classrooms in 216 schools across the country. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of a special allotment release order (SARO) of P5.830 billion for the joint request of the Department of Public Works and...
Law enforcers arrested eight individuals who allegedly tried to swindle some P1 billion from a contractor of an infrastructure project, claiming themselves to be employees of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). During an entrapment operation in Mandaluyong City on March 26, agents from...
Around P1 billion of funding has been approved for providing power supply to public schools that do not have electricity. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released a total of P1.295 billion of special allotment release order (SARO) to the Department of Education (DepEd) to cover...
