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#OpenRoads: What roads matter to you?
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has a total of 216,016 kilometers (km) of roads according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).Stretched into a straight line, this length can...
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Rappler Talk: What roads matter to you? #OpenRoads
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Highways states the Philippines has a total of 216,016 kilometers of roads, a length estimated to reach halfway to the moon. However, only a little over a...
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#OpenRoads: Adopt roads that matter to you
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government earmarked a total of P202 billion in its 2016 budget to finance road projects. Will these roads help improve the lives of Filipinos? Will they make...
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DBM releases P12.3 billion in irrigation funds
MANILA, Philippines – The budget department announced on Wednesday, March 2, that it had released to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) some P12.3 billion ($ 260.1 million), including funds...
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#OpenRoads: Elect leaders who aren't corrupt – COA
MANILA, Philippines – The key to making sure that road funds are not being spent elsewhere is to elect leaders who are not corrupt, according to Commission on Audit (COA) chairperson Michael...
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How can citizens take charge of #OpenRoads?
MANILA, Philippines – Roads are the country’s economic lifeblood . They provide farmers, businessmen, and consumers access to market and pave the way for increased productivity and income.In the...
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Gov't allots P35B for 2017 'Bottom-up' budget
MANILA, Philippines — The budget department announced in a statement that funding for 2017 Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) proposed projects totals P35 billion ($759.09 million).The proposed amount is higher...
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Briones to Duterte: Form economic team ASAP
MANILA, Philippines – With more than a month left before president-elect Rodrigo Duterte assumes office, former national treasurer Leonor Briones said the incoming administration should prioritize the...
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DBM to COA: BUB funds not released to 'unqualified' LGUs
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) clarified on Monday, June 20, that bottom-up budgeting (BUB) funds were not released to "unqualified" local government units as...
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DBM to recommend P3.35-T national budget for 2017
MANILA, Philippines – Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno announced on Thursday, July 14, that he will recommend a P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017 to President Rodrigo Duterte.The amount is 11.6%...
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Duterte admin to drop expanded BUB program – Diokno
MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration is dropping the expanded version of the grassroots program, Bottom-up Budgeting (BUB) used by its predecessor, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno...
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TIMELINE: anti-corruption initiatives in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has a long history of corruption embedded in its institutions. Historians say that the narratives go as far back as the Spanish era when encomienderos, or the tax...
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CODE-NGO to Diokno: Reconsider plan to drop BUB
MANILA, Philippines – Reconsider the decision to scrap the Bottom up Budget (BuB) program. This was the appeal of the Caucus of Development NGO Networks (CODE-NGO) to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno...
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Netizens on #CorruptionPH: Come forward to report cases
MANILA, Philippines – The country remains perceived as one of the most corrupt nations in the Asia-Pacific region.In the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2015, for instance, the Philippines slid...
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What's in the proposed 2017 national budget?
MANILA, Philippines – As a taxpayer, you may be wondering how the government spends your money. One way of knowing is by paying close attention to the national budget.The proposed P3.35-trillion...
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Nograles: No lump sum in proposed 2017 DPWH budget
MANILA, Philippines – The chairman of the House committee on appropriations clarified on Thursday, September 29, that there are no lump sum appropriations in the proposed 2017 budget of the Department...
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10 executive agencies, gov't office with smallest budget for 2017
MANILA, Philippines – Among government offices and agencies, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) received the smallest proposed budgetary allocation for 2017.Dubbed as "Budget for Real Change," the...
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DepEd receives P543.2B in 2017 national budget
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) received the lion's share of the 2017 national budget at P543.2 billion ($10.97 billion). This is seen to benefit over 21.2 million learners...
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'Build, build, build' gets a third of proposed 2018 national budget
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte submitted the P3.77-trillion proposed 2018 national budget to Congress after delivering his second State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 24.The...
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DBM on free tuition in state colleges: 'Di kaya ng gobyerno 'yan'
MANILA, Philippines – The bill granting free tuition in state colleges is "too costly for the government," according to Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin Diokno.During the...
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Drug rehab to get P2 billion cut under 2018 nat'l budget
MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto questioned the P2.31-billion budget cut on the proposed funds for operations of government-run drug rehabilitation centers under the 2018...
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DBM wants cops, soldiers to fund their own retirement
MANILA, Philippines – Every year, the government allocates P90 billion in the national budget for the retirement fund of soldiers and policemen.But that's just part of the story. Budget Secretary...
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Palace endorses DBM resolution on pay hike for police, soldiers
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang has already endorsed the draft resolution for military and uniformed personnel salary hike, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Tuesday,...
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Marawi rehab funds enough, technical assistance needed, says DBM
MANILA, Philippines – Now that Marawi City is liberated, the government is ready to roll out with the rehabilitation of the Islamic City which was left in shambles because of the 5-month war."Marawi...
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DBM: Palace approves additional P14.5-B disaster funds for Marawi rehab
MANILA, Philippines – An additional P14.5 billion in disaster funds can be used for rebuilding Marawi City – the ground zero of clashes – in the remaining months of 2017.Malacañang approved the...
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These gov't workers will get P40B in yearend bonuses, cash gifts
MANILA, Philippines – All qualified government employees will receive their yearend bonus starting Wednesday, November 15."Starting November 15, all qualified government employees will receive yearend...
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P24B in salary hike awaits qualified gov't workers in 2018
MANILA, Philippines – The 3rd tranche of the pay adjustment for government workers will be out by January 2018, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno announced on Wednesday, November 22.According to the...
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Are Duterte's multi-million-peso intel funds achieving their purpose?
(First of 2 parts)At a glance:President Duterte's intelligence and confidential funds alone are already 5 times bigger than the combined funds of the Office of the President (OP) received in 2016, the...
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Why intelligence funds require scrutiny
Conclusion(READ: Part 1: Are Duterte's multi-million-peso intel funds achieving their purpose? )MANILA, Philippines – Because actual expenses charged against intelligence and confidential funds are...
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What's the share of gov't offices in the 2018 P3.8-T national budget?
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Do you know where your taxes go?The first national budget drafted completely by the Duterte administration amounting to P3.767 trillion ($74.79 billion) for 2018 is...
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