Day: March 6, 2025

Manila: The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) signed a joint memorandum circular to enhance the Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) approach, aiming for efficient fiscal resource management. According to Philippines News Agency, DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and NEDA Director General Arsenio Balisacan formalized the agreement at the DBM’s central office in San Miguel, Manila. The circular aims to institutionalize the PCB strategy within the budget process, ensuring a seamless planning-programming-budgeting continuum. It mandates compliance across departments and agencies, reinforcing the PCB’s integration in government planning. The memorandum directs relevant departments and agencies

Manila: The “black box” or flight data recorder of the ill-fated FA-50PH jet fighter with tail number 002 has been recovered, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced on Thursday. “It will be brought to experts and what we are going to find there are the usual flight data, the altitude, the airspeed, all the other things,” PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said during an interview with reporters. She also said the device could tell the flight path or direction taken by the crashed FA-50PH and provide clues or information to investigators on the problems or troubles the pilots encountered.

Camiguin: The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on Thursday lauded the local government of Camiguin for its integration with the eGovPH mobile app and the eLGU system. The eGovPH app serves as a centralized platform for national and local government services while the eLGU system eliminates inefficiencies in business registration, tax payments, and other government transactions. According to Philippines News Agency, the DICT’s push for a digital government is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s commitment to modernizing public service and uplifting the lives of Filipinos. ‘Camiguin now joins the 920 LGUs (local government units) nationwide

Manila: The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is processing the termination of its agreement with the contractor tapped to build the Unified Grand Central Station, also known as the Common Station that would link LRT1, MRT3 and MRT7 lines due to delays in the completion of the project. In a statement on Thursday, DOTr Secretary Vince Dizon said the contractor, a consortium of BF Corp. and Foresight Development and Surveying Co. (BFC-FDSC), has left the construction idle for over a year. According to Philippines News Agency, Dizon stated, ‘Our legal team is studying the termination of the contract so we can