Budget deficit widens despite strong tax collections
The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
· 2 min read
Daily TribuneTopic
The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
· 2 min read
Filipinos can now monitor the actual disbursement of funds for government projects after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Friday launched the…
· 2 min read
The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check for pork barrel…
· 3 min read
Trump slammed the vote, calling it ‘poorly timed and meaningless.’
· 3 min read
Apple is expected to partner with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the United States, according to President Donald Trump, marking a potential…
· 1 min read
A member of the 16-man defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte pushed back yesterday against allegations they have merely “mirrored” or “adopted” the…
· 3 min read
SEOUL (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate the country’s military buildup, blaming US and South Korean defense cooperation for…
· 1 min read
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday dismissed claims that military generals would join legal efforts questioning the citizenship and…
· 2 min read
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday that the country’s Unified 911 Emergency Hotline has achieved a 97.23 percent efficiency…
· 1 min read
Applied to public budgeting, blockchain can create a continuous and verifiable record of how public funds move from appropriation to expenditure.
· 4 min read
Among the issues the SC is asked to resolve is the nature of Unprogrammed Appropriations and how far Congress and the executive can stretch it.
· 2 min read
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by United States President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with…
· 1 min read
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is implementing cost-cutting measures to reduce the projected P191-million budget for an upcoming special election in the…
· 1 min read
The defense chief must continue to assert our legal rights. But public language should avoid gratuitous provocations.
· 3 min read
Executive Secretary Ralph Recto on Friday defended the transfer of PhilHealth funds to the National Treasury, insisting the move did not affect the state…
· 1 min read
Here are some practical ways to complete your school lists.
· 2 min read