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Climate change research suffers from DOST budget cut
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives approved on Thursday, September 25 the P19.173-billion ($427.8 million*) budget of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).Before the...
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House passes P2.6T budget for 2015 on 2nd reading
MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives on Friday, September 26, approved on 2nd reading the proposed P2.606 trillion ($57.982 billion) budget for 2015 – the highest budget approved for a...
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DBM withdraws errata for 2015 budget
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has withdrawn the errata for the proposed P2.606 trillion budget for 2015 after party-list lawmakers raised concerns that the...
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Just errata? DBM inserts new items in 2015 budget - Bayan Muna
MANILA, Philippines – Party-list representatives accused the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday, October 27, of inserting new items in the proposed 2015 budget in the guise of errata...
View ArticleErrata for 2015 budget 'only' P4.7B – Ungab
MANILA, Philippines – Bayan Muna on Tuesday, October 28, retracted its allegations that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) inserted up to P423 billion in the budget of the Department of the...
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Tap cash transfer to feed more public school kids – Recto
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is proposing to increase by P2.6 billion ($58.06 million)* its budget for overheards in the implementation of the...
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House approves P2.6T budget for 2015
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Voting 197-27, the House of Representatives on Wednesday, October 29, approved the P2.606-trillion budget for 2015 on 3rd and final reading despite vehement opposition...
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Recto wants post-budget document that tracks implementation
MANILA, Philippines – The General Appropriations Act (GAA) or the budget law is 4 to 5 inches thick, detailing how much public money is needed for each program under every agency for the coming...
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House to pass P23B additional budget for 2014
MANILA, Philippines – Just before the year closes, the House of Representatives aims to pass the P23 billion ($512 million) supplemental budget requested by the Department of Budget and Management to...
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P22.46B supplemental budget okayed at committee level
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Voting 10-2, the committe on appropriations of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 9, approved the P22.46 billion supplementary budget for 2014. This...
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#OpenRoads: What roads matter to you?
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has a total of 216,016 kilometers (km) of roads according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).Stretched into a straight line, this length can...
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Rappler Talk: What roads matter to you? #OpenRoads
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Public Highways states the Philippines has a total of 216,016 kilometers of roads, a length estimated to reach halfway to the moon. However, only a little over a...
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#OpenRoads: Adopt roads that matter to you
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government earmarked a total of P202 billion in its 2016 budget to finance road projects. Will these roads help improve the lives of Filipinos? Will they make...
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DBM releases P12.3 billion in irrigation funds
MANILA, Philippines – The budget department announced on Wednesday, March 2, that it had released to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) some P12.3 billion ($ 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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