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The Marcos Jr. administration locks in P145.56 billion for the Central Mindanao Highway through 2034, ensuring funding but raising questions over long-term…
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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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Batangas Vice Governor Hermilando Mandanas and the Philippine Councilors League challenge the DBM before the Supreme Court over the P1.19-trillion National Tax…
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The Floodgate scandal centered on hundreds of billions of pesos worth of ‘ghost’ and substandard flood control projects under the Department of Public Works…
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Between the NEP and the final GAA, legislators removed the bulk of these projects from the programmed budget.
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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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The DBM allocates P21.7 billion for the first phase of base pay increases for military and uniformed personnel, along with higher daily subsistence allowances…
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The proposed 2026 national budget guarantees pay hikes, higher allowances, and added manpower for military and uniformed personnel, with officials assuring no…
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The Marcos administration targets infrastructure spending at 4.3% of GDP in 2026 as the DBM seeks to revive growth after the flood control scandal triggered a…
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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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