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...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is adding electric vehicles (EVs) to the list of common-use supplies and equipment that government workers can buy through its official e-commerce platform. The expansion, finalized during a recent green technology product rollout by the Procurement...
The children of late Superstar and National Artist Nora Aunor commemorated what would have been her 73rd birthday in separate gatherings, recently. On May 21, Nora’s adopted children, Lotlot, Matet, Kiko, and Kenneth de Leon visited the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Taguig City to honor their late...
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...
House members past and present have hailed President Marcos ' decision to inject young blood into his team of economic managers by tapping public finance practitioner and University of the Philippines (UP) professor Kim Robert de Leon as Department of Budget and Management (DBM) secretary....
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...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police Col. Dennis de Leon was appointed as Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) chief. De Leon assumed the position during a ceremony on Saturday in this city. The ceremony was led by Police Regional Office-1 chief Police Brig. Gen. Jovencio S. Badua Jr. De Leon vowed...
Actress Matet de Leon has come out to reiterate her stance on the ongoing controversy surrounding the estate of her late mother, Superstar and National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor , firmly denying claims that she and her siblings are interested in their mother’s wealth. In a...
The mystery deepens and the danger grows inside "The Secrets of Hotel 88" as the hit collaboration project of GMA Network and ABS-CBN officially enters its explosive midseason chapter. During the show’s recent media conference, cast members promised viewers that the coming episodes would deliver...
Matet de Leon is at it again. Taking to social media to address controversy surrounding the estate of her late mother, National Artist and Superstar Nora Aunor, that is. The actress has consistently spoken out against speculation linking her and her siblings to an alleged inheritance dispute,...
