PAO presses DBM, DoJ on salary, rank parity
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) insists that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) can approve its salary parity request without a legal opinion…
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Ex-DBM chief Pangandaman tagged in alleged P167-B fund diversion
Former budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman has been implicated in an alleged P167-billion fund diversion from PhilHealth and PDIC in 2025, as detailed in a…
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Brave words count little
De Leon is meant to be the DBM’s clean break from the P1-trillion ‘Floodgate’ mess, a fresh face to bury an ugly chapter.
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PBBM appoints new DBM chief
Malacañang has appointed Kim Robert de Leon as the new Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management, replacing acting secretary Rolando “Rolly” Toledo.…
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Gov’t approves 32,916 new teaching posts for SY 2026-2027
The Philippine government has approved 32,916 new teaching positions for School Year 2026-2027 to ease classroom congestion, improve teacher workloads, and…
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Government infrastructure spending drops 43.5% in first quarter — DBM
Government infrastructure spending in the Philippines plunged 43.5% to P147.8 billion in Q1 2025, as stricter validation of flood control projects and weaker…
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Marcos appoints Kim Robert De Leon as new DBM secretary
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appoints Kim Robert De Leon, a UP professor and career public servant, as the new Department of Budget and Management secretary,…
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Marcos appoints UP professor Kim Robert De Leon as DBM chief
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appoints UP assistant professor Kim Robert De Leon as the new Department of Budget and Management chief, making him the youngest…
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Government employees to receive one-month basic salary as mid-year bonus, says DBM
The Department of Budget and Management has released the 2026 mid-year bonus for over 1.9 million government workers, including teachers, nurses, soldiers,…
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DBM opens budget preparation process to public, CSOs
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has opened its technical budget hearings to the public and civil society organizations, marking a major step…
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DBM's orientation training enhances staff’s role in legislative measures
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) boosts its legislative support capacity through orientation training for new technical staff, strengthening…
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CA upholds dismissals of ex-DBM exec over Pharmally procurement scandal
The Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of former PS-DBM official Warren Rex Liong over the Pharmally COVID-19 procurement scandal, affirming the…
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DBM: Fund releases part of approved budget, not new spending
The Department of Budget and Management clarifies that recent fund releases are part of approved appropriations, including fuel subsidies and infrastructure…
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DBM clarifies: P21B subsidy not fresh funds
The DBM clarified that the P21.47 billion fund release ordered by President Marcos Jr. is not new spending but sourced from the 2025 budget. Part of it…
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BBM pulling DBM’s strings
Puno, however, pointed to the DBM as the culprit based, he said, on what DPWH regional directors and district engineers told members of his party.
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