Rappler's latest stories on budget
Virus crisis sends Canada deficit soaring to all-time high
The Canadian government's debt is seen to surge from $765 billion in March 2020 to $1.236 trillion by March 2021
Where did funds from 2019, 2020 budgets for coronavirus response go?
As of May 27, at least P353.86 billion has been released from available funds in the two national budgets to fund coronavirus-related measures
Duterte wants cash aid given to poor families in downgraded GCQ areas
The President wants families who received the first tranche of emergency COVID-19 aid to still get the second tranche, even if their areas were put under GCQ from ECQ
PH economy to contract by up to 3.4%, higher debt seen in 2020
Weak growth and higher spending due to the coronavirus crisis are expected to bloat the Philippines' budget deficit for 2020
Cayetano insists beef with DBM chief over infra budget not about pork barrel
'Kung ang iniisip ng iba na may pinoprotektahan dito 'yung tinuturing mong pork barrel eh 'di sana nilagay na namin sa batas na bawal kunin 'yong infra,' says Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act
'Brewing disagreement' between House, DBM as funding for select infra halted
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says if this is the case, then Congress should not have passed the Bayanihan law
Belt-tightening: DBM slashes gov't expenses by 35%
Another 10% of operating expenses and capital outlay for government agencies under the 2020 budget are no longer available for release
Duterte declares P246.28 billion savings for coronavirus measures
Of the P246.28 billion total savings, the budget department releases P148.93 billion to concerned agencies to be used for pandemic response
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'Pantawid quarantine': Duterte gov't eyes release of P8,000 each for millions
Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda says minimum wage earners prevented from working because of a lockdown can avail of the assistance
PARTLY FALSE: Duterte gov't 'slashed' P10 billion for DOH in 2020 budget
The President's proposed budget initially allocated a lower amount for the DOH for 2020 compared to 2019, but Congress increased it after bicameral discussions. Duterte did not veto these increases.
[ANALYSIS] How the budget deficit exploded under Duterte’s watch
Allowing the deficit to blow up to 6.8% last quarter does not reflect well on fiscal managers and suggests fiscal irresponsibility and mismanagement
CA confirms Wendel Avisado as budget secretary
Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado assured the Commission on Appointments that he will be the 'first to go' if there is corruption at the Department of Budget and Management under his watch
DICT's P800-M confidential funds: 2nd biggest in 2020 budget
The DICT, under scrutiny for its questionable release of P300 million in confidential funds in 2019, gets an even bigger sum than the government's anti-drug agency in 2020
House bills seek P2-B fund for DOH to buy masks, protective equipment
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda also wants to allot P20 million for the hazard pay of epidemiologists on the frontlines of battling the novel coronavirus
House health panel chair seeks P1B to help DOH combat novel coronavirus
House committee on health chairperson Helen Tan says she wants to increase the P900-million additional budget that the DOH requested to boost the government's response to the new virus
2020 budget: A year of compromises
Part 2: This year's budget is far less controversial than 2019, but to achieve that, compromises were made. Will it be worth it?
2020 budget: Where will the money go?
Most departments gain substantial increases in 2020's P4.1-trillion national budget, as the government recuperates from the effects of the 4-month budget delay in 2019
DBM: Philippines has P1.82 billion for OFW evacuation from Middle East
The Philippine government can also tap the P13-billion contingent fund for the evacuation of Filipinos from the Middle East, should the budget be insufficient
Is the salary increase for teachers, gov't workers enough?
(UPDATED) With nearly a million teachers nationwide, a salary increase for them would already entail big sums of money, according to some government officials
Duterte signs P4.1-trillion 2020 budget into law
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte signs the 2020 budget bill into law, less than a week after the Philippine government started to operate under a reenacted budget
Philippines welcomes 2020 by operating on a reenacted budget
The P4.1-trillion 2020 budget is scheduled to be signed by the President on January 6, forcing the government to operate in the first few days of January 2020 with the funds appropriated in 2019
Duterte extends validity of 2019 budget
President Rodrigo Duterte approves the extended validity of 'all appropriations' in this year's national budget until the end of 2020
National budget may be signed in January 2020 – Cayetano
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano says that while the budget signing will be slightly behind schedule, projects will not be delayed
5 best smartphones from P10,000 to P15,000 in 2019
From the Realme 5 Pro to the Redmi Note 8 Pro, here are our picks for the best phones in this price range
5 best smartphones under P10,000 in 2019
From the OPPO A5s to Samsung Galaxy A20s, here are our picks for the budget phones of the year
Acosta asks Duterte to veto provision defunding PAO lab in 2020 budget
Chief Public Attorney Persida Acosta claims the PAO forensic lab was defunded to 'jeopardize its operations' but lawmakers have said that the lab just duplicated the work of other agencies
Lacson urges Duterte to veto questionable P16B in bicam-approved 2020 budget
Senator Panfilo Lacson hopes the President would once again veto questionable items in the proposed 2020 budget, just as he did with this year's fiscal plan
Duterte's economic team proposes P4.64-trillion budget for 2021
Universal health care, anti-poverty measures, climate change, and the peace process are among the government's priorities for 2021
Global slowdown spoils Duterte's 8% GDP growth dream
President Rodrigo Duterte's economic team lowers the Philippines' growth target to the 6.5% to 7.5% range for 2020 to 2022
Congress passes P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020
But Senator Panfilo Lacson accuses the House of allegedly inserting P16.345 billion worth of projects in the 2020 budget
Bicam approves P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget
The Senate and the House of Representatives are expected to ratify the bicam report on the 2020 budget on Wednesday, December 11, during their respective sessions
Bicam meetings on 2020 budget to push through despite Typhoon Tisoy
House appropriations committee chair Isidro Ungab and Senate finance committee chair Juan Edgardo Angara will meet to settle contentious provisions of the House and Senate versions of the 2020 general appropriations bill
P12-billion budget for Cebu province approved
The Cebu provincial board allocates over half its P12-billion budget to social services. It is approved without opposition.
No traffic improvement by end of 2019? Blame Congress, says Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte asks Congress to pass the 2020 national budget in December to avoid another delay that could impact government projects
Bicam to ‘amicably resolve’ 2020 budget issues behind closed doors
House committee on appropriations chair Isidro Ungab and Senate committee on finance chair Juan Edgardo Angara will meet one-on-one to settle the conflicting provisions in the budget bill
2020 budget includes salary increase of gov't nurses
Senator Lacson says government nurses can start getting higher salaries as early as January 2020
Reporting on the SEA Games fiasco
Only incompetent officials are panicking over the media’s exposés
Senate OKs bill extending validity of 2019 budget
Now approved by both houses of Congress, the proposal to allow the government to continue spending from 2019’s delayed budget just needs the President’s signature
Lacson says pork-free national budget an ‘impossible dream’
After flagging some P20 billion in dubious items in different agencies’ budget proposals, the senator says he finds the hunt for ‘pork' funds ‘more exciting than irritating'
Bloated SEA Games budget and other exposés
Who says budget hearings are boring?
Faeldon tried to realign P1-billion BuCor budget to Mindoro prison
'We heard that he (Nicanor Faeldon) was interested in running for an election post in Mindoro. Certainly, to request to realign P1 billion to Sablayan detention facilities in Mindoro becomes suspect,' says Senator Franklin Drilon
Judiciary gets additional P2-B budget, more judges to be hired
The Presidential Electoral Tribunal gets a P13.05 million share from the additional budget
Duterte defends P50-M SEA Games cauldron
Owing to its design by the late National Artist for Architecture Francisco Mañosa, the President claims it is impossible to estimate what an 'appropriate' cost would be since it is a 'product of the mind'
Sotto calls for halt in implant contraceptive funding for 2020
Senate President Vicente Sotto III questions the ruling of the Food and Drug Administration that Implanon and Implanon NXT are non-abortifacient
P1.5 billion worth of SEA Games funds will not undergo public bidding
(UPDATED) Speaker Cayetano says the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee were overwhelmed and couldn't handle the funds, so Phisgoc had no choice but to accept 'financial assistance'
LIVE: Senate plenary deliberations on the PSC 2020 budget
Senate Minority Franklin Drilon has raised questions on the proposed budget of the agency responsible for the hosting of the 2019 SEA Games. Watch the Senate deliberations live on Rappler.
3 years on, Bong Go still wrongly thinks CHR 'protects' only criminals
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon says they are mandated to remind the government to punish criminals 'in accordance with the rule of law'
House approves bill extending validity of 2019 budget
Lawmakers earlier approved a joint resolution on the budget extension, but they turned it into a bill to avoid issues on legality
Drilon questions P50-million ‘kaldero’ for 2019 SEA Games
(UPDATED) ‘We do away with 50 classrooms to build a P50-million kaldero that we use only once? I am not even talking about overpricing. I'm talking about propriety,’ the Minority Floor Leader says
