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Budget deficit to hit record P774-billion by 2022

The Development Budget Coordination Committee updated the medium-term fiscal program, with the budget deficit expected to reach a record P774.3 billion by 2022 on...

DBCC hikes inflation rate forecast for 2018

The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee on Monday adjusted upward the inflation forecast in 2018 to 4 percent to 4.5 percent from the previous...

143 cities keen on green fund program–Diokno

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said that 143 cities have expressed interest in securing funding from the national government under the Green Green...

Diokno: NFA incompetence sent prices up

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday blamed higher prices of goods on the “incompetence” of the National Food Authority. At the Samahang Plaridel forum at...

‘Philippines must endure high prices’

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said Filipinos should be “less of a crybaby” over the rapidly rising prices of goods and services as...

Boracay soon to be land reform area, says Duterte

Despite being criticized by a farmers’ group for his “obsessive fixation” in declaring Boracay Island as agricultural land, President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday declared...

’Boracay needs over six months to rehab‘

The cleanup and rehabilitation of Aklan’s Boracay Island could go beyond its six-month closure period, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Friday. In a radio interview,...

Senate to study measure to abolish the PCGG

Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday said they will study the abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government although they are...

Cemex support

Cemex chief global economist Manual Balmaseda (second from right) makes a courtesy visit to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno (second from left) to discuss and...

Philippine economy grows 6.8%, one of the fastest in Asia

The country’s gross domestic product expanded 6.8 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, making it one of the fastest expanding economies in Asia, on...

Boracay rehab seen prolonged–Budget

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that even after the six-month closure order of Boracay Island, its rehabilitation  may be extended for next year. As...

DBCC keeps medium-term growth targets at 7% to 8%

The inter-agency Development Budget Coordination Committee on Tuesday kept the government’s economic growth target in the medium term at 7 percent to 8 percent...

DBCC meeting

The Development Budget Coordination Committee, chaired by Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno (third from left), updates the medium-term fiscal program of the government in time...

Bridges for Pasig

Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, MMDA Chairman Danny Lim and DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Dino are on board an MMDA ferry boat Wednesday...
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