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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…

BOC posts early gains in January

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) kicked off the year with a positive start in collections,…

Go: Gov’t finds ‘funding solution’ for CARS program

The Marcos administration has resolved the funding gap in the government’s major automotive incentive program,…

How to build an emergency fund, pay off debt and make a plan for your money in 2026

NEW YORK—The start of a new year usually brings new motivation to achieve goals like…

New DOF chief bats for fiscal discipline

Exercising fiscal discipline will be critical heading into 2026 as the Philippines continues to reel…

Gov’t trims budget deficit; Q1 borrowings to widen

Slower government expenditures narrowed the Marcos administration’s budget deficit by almost a third in November,…

State capture and the new Philippine playbook

The recent slowdown in the Philippine economy has revived a persistent debate: is this merely…

Disaster fund gets P716M

Some 425,000 families reeling from recent disasters could expect more help as a Quick Response…