Qualified gov’t employees may receive 2024 performance bonus October

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 07/15/2026

MANILA – Qualified government employees may start receiving their Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for Fiscal Year 2024 in October, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Wednesday. During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon program aired over state-run PTV-4, DBM…

New DBM chief vows zero tolerance vs budget abuse

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos - Philippine News Agency 05/20/2026

MANILA – Newly appointed Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon on Wednesday pledged to have no room for corruption and misuse of public funds under his watch, stressing his commitment to strengthening budget transparency, accountability and reporting.…

Kim Robert de Leon appointed new DBM chief

05/18/2026

MANILA – Former budget official Kim Robert de Leon is the new secretary of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Malacañang announced Monday, May 18. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said de Leon will take his oath…

Teachers to DBM, DepEd: Release full incentives before new year

Mary Joy Salcedo - @inquirerdotnet 12/27/2025

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to ensure the full release of the P20,000 service recognition incentive (SRI) for teachers…

Government workers to receive ₱5,000 performance bonus — DBM

Airam Limatog 12/19/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A ₱5,000 Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) will be given to qualified government workers for Fiscal Year 2025, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced on Thursday. The DBM said the incentive might…

PhilHealth funds safe: DBM vows timely, transparent release

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos - Philippine News Agency 12/06/2025

MANILA — To support the immediate expansion and improvement of its services, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) commits to the timely, transparent, and safe release of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) funds. This comes as PhilHealth…

Over P6.7-B released for healthcare workers allowance

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 09/02/2025

MANILA – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released a total of P6.767 billion to cover the payment of Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances (PHEBA) of medical workers. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the release…

Proposed 2026 budget has lower confidential, intel funds – DBM

Krixia Subingsubing 08/13/2025

MANILA, Philippines—The proposed budget for 2026 will see a lower allocation for confidential and intelligence funds (CIF), as the country’s budget managers seek to allot these funds normally reserved for national security purposes only for the appropriate…

Pangandaman pushes for flood control funds to be ‘visible, functional, felt’

Charie Abarca - Reporter / @charieabarcaINQINQUIRER.net 08/02/2025

MANILA, Philippines —  Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman emphasizes that the national funding for the country’s flood control program should be visible, functional, and truly helpful to Filipinos. Pangandaman on Friday afternoon said she had a…

DepEd to hire 10,000 non-teaching staff nationwide — DBM

Luisa Cabato - Reporter 05/22/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the hiring for 10,000 non-teaching positions in the Department of Education (DepEd). This move is meant to boost the volume of the education personnel nationwide.…

DBM approves 16, 000 new public school teaching positions

Luisa Cabato 05/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Sixteen thousand new teaching positions for public schools have been approved by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for school year 2025–2026. This is the first tranche of the 20,000 positions targeted for…

DBM OKs early release of gov’t workers’ yearend bonus, cash gift

Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos 10/26/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the earlier release of government personnel’s yearend bonus and cash gift. DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Oct. 22 issued Budget Circular 2024-3, which facilitates the…

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