Department of Budget and Management

Are you talking about today or like 10 years ago? So

17 years ago, 17, 18, almost 20 years ago, no? So this happened and the collusion happened and Collusion was not just among contractors, but typically involved politicians, bureaucrats in agencies like the DPWH, DBM, even COA.

And there were all kinds of collusions.

So starting from when a project is started to when it is being inspected to when it is being audited.

is one of the largest vulnerabilities as far as political interference and corruption is concerned.

Because the infrastructure corruption could not happen unless you have the cooperation of multiple people across multiple agencies.

We're talking not just about DPWH, but DBM for budget release.

We're talking about even local government units in areas that are affected.

Senate Presiding Officer Francis Escudero has granted the House Prosecution's request to subpoena SEC Company Registration and Monitoring Department Director Gerardo del Rosario.

Civil Service Commission, CSC, Assistant Commissioner Ariel Ronquillo, and the Department of Budget and Managements, DBM, Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System Division Chief Rendell Cepena for this week's impeachment hearings.

Del Rosario is expected to shed light on companies in which Duterte declared financial interests, while Ronquillo is expected to explain the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, SALN, filing guidelines.

Sopenia has been directed to produce procurement records involving contracts between GenCorp and government agencies from 2020 to the present.

A. Hercito, who filed anti-political dynasty measures both in the House and the Senate, said public office should be open to more Filipinos.

DBM opens permanent posts for 4PS workers.

The government is moving to institutionalize the workforce behind its flagship poverty reduction program, with the Department of Budget and Management, DBM, approving 5,703 regular positions for Pontad Pamilyong Pilipino Program, 4PS, operations nationwide.

The new positions are part of a broader staffing expansion at the Department of Social Welfare and Development, DSWD, with budget authorities approving 5,711 regular positions, most of them involved in the 4PS, and more than 21,000 contractual positions to strengthen the workforce supporting the government's major social protection programs.

Business, banking sector assets drop in July.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s order to infuse P1 billion into Project NOAA, which UPRI manages, will boost impact-based forecasting developed by the project researchers using years of historical information, satellite images, rainfall data and other datasets.

This directive from Marcos to the Department of Budget and Management is another critical move in his data-driven governance, which recognizes the vital role of hard science in statecraft.

notably the National Infrastructure Spending of the Department of Public Works and Highways, DPWH, being guided by scientific data from Uprise NOAA.

Legmay said NOAA's impact-based forecasting system is projected to forecast, one day in advance, where flooding may occur and its impact on roads, homes, buildings and vehicular flow.

Castro said these projects are among the administration's priorities to reduce severe flooding during heavy rains and typhoons, while the older master plan may also need to be reviewed to ensure it remains appropriate for current conditions.

At least 93,000 public school personnel are set to receive salary adjustments following the release of 8.68 billion pesos by the Department of Budget and Management.

The Department of Education said Friday, September 4th.

DepEd said the funding will cover salary differentials for 93,344 reclassified teaching and school head positions nationwide under the expanded career progression system for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.

That will no longer happen because the issue of climate change will be prioritized, which is precisely what the president emphasized during yesterday's meeting, Castro said in Filipino.

The president on Monday met officials from the Department of National Defense, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of Budget and Management to discuss flooding in central Luzon, the Metro Manila health response, and updates from the participating agencies.

The president emphasized the importance of our countrymen's preparedness due to the impact of climate change, Castro said.

She said Marcos urged the public not to be complacent, noting that many other countries are also experiencing intense monsoons, major storms, and severe flooding, including Nepal, China, Laos, Pakistan, India, and Kenya.