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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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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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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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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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) boosts its legislative support capacity through orientation training for new technical staff, strengthening…
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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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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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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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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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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved an additional P7.372 billion to fully fund the 2025 Service Recognition Incentive, allowing teachers and non-teaching…
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DBM Acting Secretary Rolando Toledo said the government is targeting infrastructure spending equivalent to 4.3 percent of GDP in 2026, or about P1.3 trillion,…
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DBM Secretary Rolando Toledo assured the public that the 2026 national budget is free from ghost projects, with P1.3 trillion allotted for infrastructure and…
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The DBM defends the constitutionality of Unprogrammed Appropriations in the 2026 national budget as lawmakers challenge the funds before the Supreme Court amid…
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The DBM said unprogrammed appropriations in the 2026 national budget are constitutionally valid, responding to a Supreme Court petition seeking to nullify the…
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Infrastructure spending fell sharply in October 2025 amid the flood control scandal, with the DBM reporting a 40% year-on-year drop as project validations,…
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