President Marcos has ordered the release of P2,000 across the board increase on the compensation of teachers and other poll workers serving in the May 12 national elections. Employees of the Quezon City Treasurer’s Office unload dozens of boxes of Official Ballots for the 2025 National and Local...
While the Philippine economy’s growth missed the lower end of the government’s six to eight percent target, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the growth across major sectors further fuels the agency’s confidence in achieving the full-year growth goal.“The fact that all major...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has entered a partnership with the European Union (EU) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to launch a $6-million public finance facility over three years. In a joint statement released on Wednesday, April 30, the DBM said the program aims...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos witnessed the signing of treaties on extradition, legal assistance, and transfer of persons between the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday, Feb. 12.Photos from DOJ and DBM Facebook pagesThis developed on the sidelines of the 2025 World...
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 year...
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...
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 Department...
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 from...
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman urged Congress to pass the National Government Rightsizing Program (NGRP) to address the issue of unfilled plantilla positions in the government.During a hearing of the Senate finance committee, Pangandaman said that the NGRP will...
