President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s economic team is adopting a sober yet aggressive posture on the Philippines ' macroeconomic outlook, mobilizing a state-led fiscal catch-up program to counter stalling growth and stubborn inflation. Budget Secretary Kim Robert de Leon told reporters on the...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Kim Robert de Leon said the Marcos Jr. administration will review all maintenance and other operating expense (MOOE) items, which could include trimming funding for subsidies and confidential funds as the government faces limited fiscal space....
The government’s economic managers are recalibrating key economic assumptions amid evolving global and domestic developments, Malacañang said on Monday, June 1. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro said the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) recently met...
After days of rumors about a leadership change in the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang finally confirmed on May 18 that DBM Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon had been appointed as the department’s new head. In announcing De Leon 's appointment, Malacañang highlighted...
President Marcos has appointed Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Kim Robert de Leon as the country’s new Budget Secretary, making him the youngest person to head the agency. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro announced De Leon’s...
Lexi Gonzales and Kim De Leon both love food. As such, it is no surprise that they would measure each other relating to their favorite eats. Lexi likened Kim to her favorite viand: Sinigang. She said, "Ang sinigang kasi minsan hindi mo sure kung lagi ba siyang maasim or nakukuha ba nung...