Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Funds for security forces' pension released: budget dept

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 01:37 PM

The Department of Budget and Management said Thursday it disbursed P54.23 billion for the pension of retired military, police and uniformed personnel, following the delayed passage of the 2019 budget. Read more »

Diokno hopes next budget chief not a politician

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 10:41 AM

Diokno will take his oath as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas later Wednesday, ending nearly 3 years as President Rodrigo Duterte's budget secretary. Read more »

2019 budget expected to be signed into law mid-March, says Diokno

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 04:53 AM

The P3.757-trillion budget for 2019 is expected to be signed into law this month, according to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno.   Read more »

2018 budget deficit reaches P558.3 billion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 04:42 PM

The full year budget deficit for 2018 reached P558.3 billion or 3.2 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), slightly exceeding the government's 3 percent target, a cabinet official said Friday. Read more »

P98 bilyon 'ginalaw' ng mga mambabatas sa 2019 budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 08:05 PM

Tinatayang P98 bilyon ang ginalaw at nilipat-lipat ng mga mambabatas bago nila maisapinal at ratipikahan ang P3.7 trilyon proposed national budget para sa 2019. Read more »

Sandiganbayan clears 2 ex-gov't officials tagged in 'pork barrel' scam

Adrian Ayalin , ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 05:16 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has acquitted two former government officials tagged in the alleged misuse of a former lawmaker's Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), among several cases that stemmed from the multibillion-peso fund diversion scam.    Read more »

2019 budget ready for Duterte's signature next week: House appropriations chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 02:48 PM

MANILA - The 2019 budget will be ready for President Rodrigo Duterte's signature next week, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rolando Andaya Jr. said Tuesday. Read more »

Andaya wants Diokno back at House probe on alleged DBM anomalies

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 03:21 PM

MANILA - House of Representatives appropriations committee chair Rolando Andaya Jr. on Saturday said Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno will be summoned to the resumption of the House investigation into alleged anomalies in the budget department. Read more »

SC orders DBM, Diokno to file comment on Andaya petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 05:32 PM

The Supreme Court has directed the Department of Budget and Management and Secretary Benjamin Diokno to comment on the petition filed by former House Majority leader and now House appropriations committee chair Rep. Rolando Andaya, Jr. Read more »

P37 bilyong consultancy deals ng DBM, kinuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 02:53 AM

Kinuwestiyon ni House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. ang ginawang bidding ng DBM Procurement Service para sa P37 bilyong halaga ng consultancy contracts. Read more »

Budget battles: DBM unit bid out P168-B in 'Dengvaxia-like' scheme, Andaya claims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 11:21 AM

A "little office" under the Department of Budget and Management has bid out and implemented billions worth of projects despite its mother agency not having a mandate to do so, a lawmaker claimed Thursday. Read more »

DBM, inuudyok ng Senado na ibigay ang umento sa sahod ng gov't employees

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 01:41 AM

Isang resolusyon ang inihain sa Senado na nag-uudyok sa Department of Budget and Management na ibigay na sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno ang ikaapat na bugso ng kanilang umento. Read more »

Pagpondo ng DBM sa flood control project kinuwestiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 09:20 PM

May ilan daw na mga lugar na nabigyan umano ng pondo kahit hindi naman binabaha.  Read more »

Senators move to restore P24.5-B Health dept budget for hospitals, clinics

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 07:26 PM

Several lawmakers on Tuesday pushed for the restoration of some P24.5 billion in the Department of Health's (DOH) 2019 budget to enhance hospital facilities and hire human resource workers.   Read more »

Palace: No need to worry after P75 billion removed from proposed public works budget

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 03:47 PM

MANILA - Malacañang on Tuesday said there was no need to worry even after the Senate deleted some P75 billion allegedly inserted into the Department of Public Works and Highways' (DPWH) proposed budget for 2019. Read more »

'Build Build Build' driving infra allocations higher: Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 10:34 AM

Diokno said talking about politics and government projects is "taboo" during family gatherings. Read more »

Budget dept denies 'fund scam' in flood control projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:45 AM

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno earlier dismissed claims of irregularities by Majority Leader Rolando Andaya as "illusory." Questions over alleged irregularities in the 2019 budget prevented its passage before the end of last year. Read more »

Diokno, 'nabastos,' di na magpapakita sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 09:54 PM

Nakatakdang imbestigahan ng Kamara si Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno sa Enero dahil sa kontrobersiyal na "budget insertions." Read more »

Diokno blasts 'disrespectful' House members, to skip future hearings on 2019 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 12:04 AM

Budget Chief Benjamin Diokno said Friday he would skip future hearings of the House of Representatives on alleged anomalies in the proposed 2019 national budget,, noting lawmakers "have crossed the line." Read more »

Bagong bintang vs Diokno: Pondo 'iniipit' para sa halalan sa 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 10:54 PM

Hinala ng isang mambabatas, "ipamumudmod" ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno para sa halalan sa 2019 ang "iniipit" niyang pondo mula sa road users' tax. Read more »