Former Budget Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie Canda, who served as officer-in-charge of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) during the final year of the Duterte administration, has passed away.
GUEST COLUMNIST
By Goddes Hope Oliveros Libiran
Every new year is a chance to start over, to set forth a new beginning.
But for the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) family, this wasn’t the case as 2023 began with a bittersweet farewell to one of its pillars: Budget Preparation and Exec
President Marcos on Wednesday administered the oath of office to the newly appointed executive director of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, amid various issues with the task force.
“Sipsip,” a Tagalog word for a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage, hardly inspires confidence in a government project, according to a senator who urged officials of the executive department to reword it.
Budget reform will remain the top priority of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), newly designated Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said. During the turn-over ceremony of the DBM baton of leadership from Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Tina Rose Marie Canda at the department headquarters i