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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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.
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," Pan
(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 t