CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman reiterated her challenge to local government units (LGUs) in Mindanao to embrace digitalization in all forms of transactions and processes, emphasizing its vital role in good local governance and public financial management. BUDGET...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last Sept. 27, 2023, we, in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos (PBBM), welcomed the news that the Senate ratified the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Disagreeing Provisions of Senate Bill No. 2233 and...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. On Oct. 5, our nation joined the international community in observing World Teacher's Day, the culmination of our National Teacher's Month celebration. The global theme, “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I joined Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona, Jr., and National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan in receiving the Article IV Consultation...
A total of 1,537 new prosecutors and prosecution attorneys is needed by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to speed up the resolution of complaints and court cases which, for the past six years, have totalled more than 1.1 million. The opening of the new prosecutorial posts was made known after...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I had the honor of presenting proposed amendments to the procurement law during the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council Meeting, led by President Bongbong Marcos. Among the priority measures approved to be...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has given the go-ahead for P12.26 billion to be used for constructing residential buildings for informal settlers and providing housing assistance to calamity victims. In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the DBM approved the...
BEYOND BUDGET Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. I had the honor of leading the Philippine delegation as chairman of the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) to the OGP Global Summit in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 5 to 8. This was the first in-person OGP Global Summit since...
The Philippines drew praises for being a model of open government at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit held in Tallin, Estonia last Sept. 6. Partners in Open Government. Open Government Partnership (OGP) CEO Sanjay Pradhan meets with Philippine OGP (PH-OGP) Chairman Amenah...
Some 920,000 public school teachers may soon receive their delayed Performance-Based Bonus (PBB), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said on Thursday, Sept. 14. A total of P11.6 billion for the Fiscal Year 2021 PBB was released by the DBM for personnel in public elementary and secondary...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part IV) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. In most countries, budgeting focuses on developing an annual plan for income and expenses. However, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s administration believes that budget choices have long-term consequences. Actions...
BEYOND BUDGET (Part 3) Assalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. Last week, I expounded on four different areas where the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will pour the people’s money next year to achieve our agenda for prosperity, and secure a future-ready and...
