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Tax reforms, wider LGU role to fuel growth–DOF

THE passage of key tax reforms and harnessing local government units (LGUs) as engines of growth are among the factors that will sustain the country’s recent economic gains, according to the country’s Finance Secretary. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said growth in 2023 is projected to be near the low…

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TMTK leader refuses to engage with Sri Lankan president's dialogue session

Leader of the Tamil Makkal Thesiya Kootan (TMTK), CV Wigneswaran has written to the secretary of Sri Lanka’s president to explain that he would not attend the dialogue session due to the continued failure to implement the 13th amendment, which sets out grounds for devolution to the North and East.

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Please intervene! Governor Mwangaza seeks Senate help amid impeachment threats

Meru MCAs a few weeks ago said they would table a second impeachment motion against her.

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Eldoret bid for city status gets boost

Eldoret’s bid to become Kenya’s fifth city is edging closer after the Senate is set to consider a resolution by Uasin Gishu County to confer city status to the municipality.

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DBM: Study of EO 138 can be done in 2 months

Several government agencies involved in reexamining Executive Order No. 138 – which strengthens the autonomy and empowerment of local government units and directs the full devolution of certain functions of the Executive Branch to the LGUs – are confident they will finish the job in two month’s time. During the Saturday News Forum, Department of

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COVID-19 positive Rama joins Marcos courtesy call via Zoom

Even though he tested positive for CoViD-19, Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was able to lead other mayors who are officers of the League of Cities of the Philippines in their courtesy call on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. at the Malacañang yesterday.

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Pangandaman backs Marcos' campaign for prudent fiscal management

Department of Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (File photo) MANILA - Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Monday expressed support on the campaign of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. towards achieving prudent fiscal management and bureaucratic efficiency, as outlined in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). "We, at the Department of Budget and Management, are one with the President and vow to contribute to the pursuit of economic prosperity where no one is left behind," the Budget chief said. According to Pangandaman, the DBM will facilitate the implementation of reforms to reverse the pandemic's adverse effects, sustain current economic gains, and restore the country's development trajectory. "We shall maximize our limited fiscal space and commit to prioritizing food sufficiency, infrastructure, and climate change goals. And we will do so with complete integrity, competence, and diligence," Pangandaman said. During the SONA, the Chief Executive underscored the need to institute government programs to achieve sound fiscal management, in order to swiftly address the effects of the pandemic to the economy. "In terms of the economy we will implement a sound fiscal management. Tax administration reforms will be in place to increase revenue collection. Expenditure priorities will be realigned and spending efficiency will be improved to immediately address the economic scarring arising from the effects of the COVID-19 and also to prepare for future shocks," President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said. "The Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy of this Administration seeks to attain short-term macro-fiscal stability while remaining supportive of the country's economic recovery and aims to promote medium-term fiscal sustainability. Furthermore and more importantly, fiscal policy aims to bring together the national government's resources so that these are mobilized and utilized in order to gain the maximum benefit and the higher multiplier effect on our economy," Marcos added. For her part, Pangandaman expressed confidence on the leadership of Marcos to steer a course of stability and progress for the economy. "The economy is in good hands with our President," Pangandaman said. "The MTFF (medium-term fiscal framework) is our response to the socio-economic needs of our people today for competitiveness, inclusivity and sustainability so we are grateful that President Marcos is 100% attuned to this economic transformation agenda of the economic managers," the Secretary added. Pangandaman likewise expressed her gratitude to Congress for the support the bicameral legislature has given to the 2022-2028 MTFF. "With Congress's support for the MTFF, efforts will be harmonized which will facilitate prompt formulation and adoption of policies and reforms that will help the country back on the path to rapid economic growth," the Budget chief stated. Cash-based budgeting system The Chief Executive likewise identified the Budget Modernization Bill as a priority legislative measure of his administration. He underscored the need to fully implement the Cash-Based Budgeting System (CBS) as part of the government's thrust. "The Budget Modernization Bill seeks the institutionalization of the Cash-based Budgeting System (CBS) under Executive Order No. 91, s. 2019, to strengthen fiscal discipline in the allocation and use of budget resources by ensuring that every peso budgeted by the government would lead to the actual delivery of programs and projects. The full implementation of the CBS is timely and vital as the government executes response and recovery plans post-pandemic," President Marcos said. To fulfill this directive, Pangandaman said that the DBM will ensure the adoption and strengthening of the CBS implementation for the whole-of-government, coupled with other key reforms such as the Early Procurement Activity, to sustain the initial gains and "ensure that every peso budgeted by the government would lead to the actual delivery of programs and projects." Under the CBS, all appropriations shall be made available for obligation and implemented only until the end of each fiscal year, while payments for obligations incurred may be settled within the year or up to an extended period of three months after the end of the validity of appropriations. This will address bottlenecks in obligations, which will lead to on-time implementation and disbursement of the government's programmed projects. Rightsizing for lean, efficient gov't workforce Marcos ordered the establishment of a lean, efficient and responsive government workforce. "[This is] a reform mechanism that seeks to enhance the government's institutional capacity to perform its mandate/functions and provide better services, while ensuring optimal and efficient use of resources," Marcos emphasized. "Compared to previous government reorganization efforts, the NGRP [National Government Rightsizing Program] will entail a comprehensive strategic review of the functions, operations, organization, systems and processes of the different agencies, and massive and transformational initiatives in agencies concerned, such as merger, consolidation, splitting, transfer, and abolition of offices. The rightsizing efforts will also involve the conduct of a comprehensive strategic review of functions, programs and projects that cuts across various agencies," the President added. To this end, Pangandaman said that the DBM will support the streamlining of the bureaucracy through the NGRP which will also generate savings for the government to fund priority projects. "At the end of the day, a bloated and double-layered bureaucracy is a great disservice and a burden to our citizenry," Pangandaman underscored. The Budget secretary, however, pointed out that the NGRP does not automatically equate to the reduction in the number of personnel in government agencies. "Rightsizing will strengthen the entire organization through the implementation of structural and procedural reforms that will ensure the government's efficiency and productivity," she highlighted. Digital transformation In his speech, Marcos stressed on the importance of pushing forward his administration's campaign on digitalization. "We are entering an age of exponential adoption of technology. It is the 4th industrial revolution. This will be characterized by the infusion of technology into almost every facet of our lives. Breakthrough technologies in the areas of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, nanotechnologies, internet of things... among others that will radically transform the way business is done," the President said. Pangandaman vowed to support the President's push for digitalization that will accord the highest priority to public sector programs that promote transparency, accountability and good governance. "We shall expedite the digitalization of our public financial management system and the reforms on the procurement process and law," she said. Pangandaman said the DBM shall roll out its first 100-day Roadmap on Digitalization to diminish human discretion and eradicate corruption, through the exploration of capabilities of cloud infrastructure and application programming interfaces (APIs) for real-time processing of government service, as well as blockchain technology for decentralized transparency. "Ultimately, emerging technologies and capabilities will be utilized to digitize government processes, in accordance with the President's 8-point socio-economic agenda," Pangandaman said. "We will focus on enhancing the Government Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (GIFMIS), that facilitates the generation of vital information on all aspects of government financial transactions, to be made publicly accessible through information technology," the Secretary added. To realize this, the Budget chief stated that the DBM, together with the Department of Finance, Bureau of Trea

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Critical role of civil society in fiscal decentralization pushed

(Screengrab from FOI Philippines Facebook page) MANILA - The Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) emphasized the critical roles and capacities that civil society organization (CSO) plays in the implementation of fiscal decentralization. "Today as we talk among ourselves, we learn that we can work on equal footing with our government allies in the local government," PH-OGP Non-Government Non-Steering Committee co-chairperson Andrea Maria Patricia Sarenas said during the 3rd session of the Fiscal Transparency Webinar Series for the Non-Government Sector entitled, "Ambag Natin: Partisipasyon ng CSOs sa Proseso at Implementasyon ng Debolusyon sa 2022" on November 19. Serenas welcomed almost 300 representatives from government and non-government stakeholders across the country, including CSOs, people's organizations, academic institutions, and public sector unions. Dr. Divina Luz J. Lopez, the former National Coordinator of the Philippine Partnership for the Development of Human Resources in Rural Areas (PhilDHRRA), discussed the role of CSOs in local government units (LGUs), particularly during the devolution process. She expanded on the CSO elements and provided key takeaways for more successful citizen involvement. Mayor Honey Lumayag-Matti of Polomolok, South Cotabato, highlighted their experience with current decentralization and devolution procedures, as well as steps to improve public service delivery through co-governance. She discussed how CSOs are striving to improve public service in their municipality and underlined the necessity of collaboration across all sectors in the country, particularly in LGUs. "Mas marami po tayong nagtutulung-tulungan, mas marami pong pwedeng gawin (The more people who work together, the more work is achieved). Collaborate and work together. Consider all views and situations of all parties and decide based on the common good. You have to learn to trust one another also. Through these partnerships, masisigurado po natin na pwede tayong ma-evolve (we can make sure that we could evolve) into better individuals and better public servants," Matti said. Officials from the Committee on Devolution, Director John Aries S. Macaspac of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and Director Anna Liza F. Bonagua of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) joined an open forum. Bonagua tackled the effectiveness and importance of the collaboration between the government and non-government sectors throughout the devolution transition period and beyond. "More than ever, mas kailangan ngayon ng (much needed this time are the) participation of all sectors by LGUs, even civil societies, development partners, academic institutions. They need all the help they can master in order to support this new phase of devolution to ensure that this will be a success. Yung transition is really a challenge for our LGUS so kailangan nila ng lahat ng suporta (so they need all kinds of support), much more from our civil society organizations," Bonagua said. (PR) }

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Leonardia addresses League of Cities meet

Mayor Evelio Leonardia yesterday enjoined the country's top city executives to work closely together to emerge triumphant in the continued battle against

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