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The government released P663 million in calamity fund in October, with the remaining P8.8 billion ready to be tapped for disaster relief operations for the rest of the year.

The Department of Budget and Management is targeting to come up with a procurement roadmap next year in a bid to achieve bureaucratic efficiency and reduce corruption in the government.

Two opposition lawmakers have lauded the Department of Budget and Management for allocating funding of P529.2 million for cancer patients in the Department of Health (DOH)’s 2023 budget.

The Department of Budget and Management released nearly P30 billion in assistance to various sectors during the first 100 days in office of the new administration.

The cancer assistance fund can now be utilized as the government has issued the implementing guidelines for the over P500-million allocation intended to help cancer patients.

The government ramped up its infrastructure spending to P77 billion during the first month in office of the Marcos administration particularly on defense and education projects, the Department of Budget and Management said.

“Sipsip,” a Tagalog word for a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage, hardly inspires confidence in a government project, according to a senator who urged officials of the executive department to reword it.

The Department of Budget and Management has released P11.5 billion in COVID allowance that will benefit over 1.6 million health care workers in the country.

DBM to release P1.04B for health workers’ benefits, allowances

The Department of Budget and Management has earmarked P2.2 billion for the Department of Energy in 2023 to ensure affordable power supply.