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10ID to strengthen community programs to prevent resurgence of insurgent groups

Reg’l Peace and Order Council declares Davao Region insurgency-free

MUDDY ROAD. A muddy road in Palapag, Northern Samar will be paved through the Support to Barangay Development Program in 2023. At least PHP10.4 million budget will be poured out to each of the five formerly conflict-stricken communities in Palapag, Northern Samar in 2023, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Wednesday (Sept. 21, 2022).(Photo courtesy of DILG) TACLOBAN CITY - At least a PHP10.4 million budget will be poured out to each of the five communities in Palapag, No...

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) wants to strengthen the autonomy of local government units (LGUs) in delivering essential services to the public through higher funding allocation. During the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) Senate briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 14,

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Budget Management (DBM) has allocated around PHP962.2 billion for the local government units (LGUs) nationwide in 2023 to boost their capabilities and enable them to fast-track the delivery of their basic services. The 2023 budget plan for LGUs represents around 18.3 percent of the proposed PHP5.268-trillion national budget for next year, the DBM said in a press statement on Wednesday. The DBM said around PHP820.27 of th...

Matuguinao, Samar Mayor Aran Boller. (File photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The local government unit of Matuguinao, Samar has expressed concern over recent attempts of the New People's Army (NPA) to recover five previously-influenced villages cleared through the efforts of the Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (TF-ELCAC). Matuguinao town Mayor Aran Boller said in a phone interview Tuesday there are recent sightings and recruitment attempts in some remote communities of their town. The ...

Women's group Gabriela said the government should allocate zero-budget for agencies and instruments that “are at the forefront of silencing women and the rest of the Filipino people.

Gabriela Women’s Partylist slammed the proposed P10 billion fund allocation for the controversial National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF), reiterating that they will not allow “ghost items” in the 2023 budget. (Gabr

Government proposes P5.268-trillion budget for 2023

A P10-billion budget has been proposed to fund the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict’s (NTF-ELCAC) Barangay Development Program under the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP). The Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in its briefing at the House of Representatives