96.5% of 2022 budget released as of end-August
The government has already released 96.5 percent of the record P5.02-trillion 2022 national budget as of August, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.
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The government has already released 96.5 percent of the record P5.02-trillion 2022 national budget as of August, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.
The government has released P3.24 billion in calamity funds in August, with the remaining P10.46 billion ready to be tapped for disaster relief operations for the rest of the year.
The Senate Blue Ribbon committee yesterday denied the request of former Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service officer-in-charge Lloyd Christopher Lao to lift the lookout bulletin issued against him by the Department of Justice.
The Department of Budget and Management has defended its decision to slash allocation for some health programs under the 2023 budget proposal amid a challenging fiscal position.
The principal mandate of the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management is to purchase common-use supplies and equipment for the day-to-day needs of government offices.