Government Employees to Receive 13th Month Pay, Cash Gift, & Bonus This Week

All government employees will receive their 13th month pay and cash gifts or bonus starting this week according to the announcement released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). According to the announcement the remaining half of all government personnel will be made available as confirmed by Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad. Based upon … Read more

SARO Released by DBM for the Purchase of 12 Korean FA-50 Fighter Jets

The country’s Department of Budget and Management (DBM) already finalized the purchase of the 12 Korean FA-50 fighter jets after they released the special allotment release order (SARO) which allocates a total of P18.9-billion. According to Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo the SARO was issued by the DBM on June 24, 2014. After the release and … Read more

DBM Released P1.97 Billion to DepEd’s Abot-Alam Program for Out-of-School Youth

The Philippines’ budget department (DBM) announced the release of budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) program for Out-of-School Youth (OSY). According to DBM a total of P1.97 billion was already released to DepEd for the implementation of Abot-Alam program. The Abot-Alam Program is designed to provide various opportunities for education and possible career and … Read more