budget

BIZ BUZZ: Budget chief’s holy grail

Just when things couldn’t get any more interesting in Philippine politics, the newly minted Department…

BIZ BUZZ: DBM young blood cheered

Local government leaders rolled out the welcome mat for the young blood at the Department…

81.3% of ’26 PH budget released by April

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released 81.3 percent of the P6.793-trillion 2026 national…

GOCC subsidies fell 30% in February

Budgetary support to state-run firms plunged anew in February as the government scaled back infrastructure-related…

PH infra spending plunged 17% in 2025

The Marcos administration’s infrastructure spending plunged in 2025 as the flood control corruption scandal derailed…

Gov’t budget gap narrowed in February

The national government’s budget deficit narrowed marginally in February as early dividend remittances boosted revenues…

PH budget gap widened in 2025 to P1.58T 

The Philippine government exceeded its budget deficit target for 2025 as the shortfall widened by…

Budget utilization off to sluggish start in January

National government agencies showed sharply slowed spending as of end-January despite higher cash releases, signaling…

DBM wants to limit unprogrammed funding to just 3% of budget

Acting Budget Secretary Rolando Toledo is pushing to further trim the share of unprogrammed appropriations…

Early budget release seen to push Q1 GDP above 5%

The Philippine economy might bounce back to the 5-percent level in the first quarter of…