Request for Quotation ( Enterprise Linux Premium Subscription and On-Site Support)
Date Posted: June 14, 2013
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Request for Quotation ( Purchase of  Tires)
Date Posted: June 6, 2013
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Request for Quotation ( Purchase of  Synthetic Protective Floor Cover )
Date Posted: June 4, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Courier Service for the Distribution of the 2013 People’s Budget Publications)
Date Posted: May 31, 2013
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Date Posted: May 20, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Purchase of Scaffoldings)
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Toners and Ribbons for Computer Printers for Lot 1 and Lot 2
Date Posted: May 8, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of DBM Anniversary Ring
Date Posted: April 19, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Telecommunications Service
Date Posted: April  19, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Supply and Installation of Carpet Tiles) 
Date Posted: April 11, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Supply and Installation of Public Address System) 
Date Posted: April 9, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Cleaning Supplies 
Date Posted: April 4, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Lease of Semi-Industrial Document Scanner with Manpower Services
Date Posted: March 27, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Software and Network Maintenance and Development 
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Request for Quotation (Memory Upgrade of Existing Servers) 
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Request for Quotation (Supply and Delivery of 5 in 1 Travel Packing Cubes) 
Date Posted: March 19, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Purchase of Wireless Access Points ( WAPs) for the Boncodin Hall 
Date Posted: March 14, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of DBM Anniversary Rings 
Date Posted: March 13, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Cleaning Supplies 
Date Posted: March 12, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Toners and Ribbons for Computer Printers 
Date Posted: February 27, 2013
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Date Posted: February 26, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Toners and Drums Consumables for Fax Machines 
Date Posted: February 25, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of DBM Anniversary Ring 
Date Posted: February 22, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Online Project Management Services: Infrastructure on the Cloud for the Online Submission of Budget Proposals (OSBP) System. 
Date Posted: February 22, 2013
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Request for Quotation (Printing of Budget and Management Bulletin for CY 2013) 
Date Posted: February 18, 2013
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Invitation to Bid for Provision of Cellular Phone Lines for FYs 2013-2014
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Date Posted: November 8, 2012
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Request for Quotation for Customized Leadership and Personal Development Workshop (FLEX)
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Invitation to Bid for Printing and Delivery of 2013 Government Directory Planner and 2013 People’s Budget
Date Posted: October 23, 2012
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Invitation to Bid for Attendance Monitoring Machine and System with Dedicated Server
Date Posted: August 23, 2012
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Invitation to Bid for Provision For Janitorial Manpower Services for FYs 2013 and 2014
Date Posted: August 22, 2012
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Invitation to Bid for Provision of Janitorial Manpower Services for FYs 2013 and 2014
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Invitation to Bid for the Air-conditioning Preventive Maintenance for CY2012
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Request for Quotation ( Procurement of 9 units of Laptop)
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Invitation to Bid for the Firewall License Renewal 
Date Posted: May 3, 2012
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Date Posted: April 3, 2012
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Date Posted: March 30, 2012
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Date Posted: March 23, 2012
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Invitation to Bid for the Supply of Petroleum, Oil, Lubricants, Various Motor Vehicle Supplies and General Servicing of All DBM Vehicles
Date Posted: March 23, 2012
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Request for Quotation ( DBM Business Planning Workshop)
Date Posted: February 27, 2012
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“This latest release will be used to cover the repair and rehabilitation of our classrooms, including the necessary construction of water sanitation facilities in elementary and secondary public schools all over the country. As we start the academic year this month, we are also moving closer to our goal of closing all educational resource gaps boosting our public education system in the process,” said Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad.

Abad reported that the P4.5 billion—of which P1.1 billion has been allotted to classroom maintenance and P3.4 billion to sanitation facilities—was charged against DepEd’s fund for the Requirement of Basic Education Facilities under the 2013 General Appropriations Act.

The P1.1 billion under the total release includes funding for classrooms in Region III (P122 million), Region IV-A (P117 million), and Region VI (P110 million).

The release also includes P3.4 billion for developing sanitation facilities in public schools nationwide, including those in Region III (P417 million),  Region V (P397 million), and Region VI (P304 million).

“Besides our commitment to build more classrooms and provide enough equipment and teachers in public schools, we are also making crucial investments in the health and well-being of our students. After all, better access to clean water facilities can help ensure better hygiene and disease prevention in our campuses,” he added.

Supporting the Administration’s goal of shoring up the country’s school system, the Budget department earlier approved 61,510 new teaching positions to keep pace with the increasing demand for teachers in public elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Supply and Delivery of Toners and Ribbons for Computer Printers for Lot 1 and Lot 2)
Date Posted: May 22, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Telecommunications Service)
Date Posted: April 30, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Lease of Semi-Industrial Document Scanner with Manpower Services)
Date Posted: April 17, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Supply and Installation of Public Address System)
Date Posted: April 11, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  (Software and Network Maintenance and Development)
Date Posted: April 10, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Purchase of Wireless Access Points (WAPs) for Boncodin Hall )
Date Posted: March 27, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Supply and Delivery of Janitorial Cleaning Supplies )
Date Posted: March 27, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  ( Rental of Photocopying Machines )
Date Posted: March 13, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 2  (Software and Network Maintenance and Development)
Date Posted: March 08, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  (Supply and Delivery of Toners and Ribbons for Computer Printers)
Date Posted: March 06, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  (Supply and Delivery of Toners, Drums and Consumables for Fax Machines)
Date Posted: March 06, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1  (Software and Network Maintenance and Development)
Date Posted: March 04, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 2 (Online Project Management Services)
Date Posted: March 01, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Online Project Management Services)
Date Posted: February 22, 2013
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Provision of Security Manpower Services for FYs 2013-2014)
Date Posted: December 10, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Provision of Petroluem, oil, and Lubricants for FYs 2013-2014)
Date Posted: December 10, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Provision of Cellular Phone Lines for FYs 2013-2014)
Date Posted: November 27, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Network Related Equipment for Buildings I and III)
Date Posted: October 10, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Comprehensive Maintenance Service for HP Equipment)
Date Posted: October 10, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 2 (Attendance Monitoring Machine and System with Dedicated Server)
Date Posted: September 14, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Attendance Monitoring Machine and System with Dedicated Server)
Date Posted: August 31, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 2 (Provision of Security Manpower Services for FY 2013-2014)
Date Posted: August 23, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin -Addendum No. 1 (Provision of Security Manpower Services for FY 2013-2014)
Date Posted: August 23, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 2 (Comprehensive Maintenance Service for HP Equipment)
Date Posted: August 9, 2012
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Date Posted: August 9, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 3 (Provision of Janitorial Manpower Services for FYs 2013 and 2014)
Date Posted: August 9, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 1 (Provision of Security Manpower Services for FYs 2013 and 2014)
Date Posted: August 9, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 2 (Network Related Equipment For Building I and III)
Date Posted: July 31, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 2 (Provision of Janitorial Manpower Services for FYs 2013 and 2014)
Date Posted: July 31, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 1 (Air-Conditioning Preventive Maintenance for CY 2012)
Date Posted: May 29, 2012
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Supplemental/Bid Bulletin – Addendum No. 1 (Firewall License Renewal)
Date Posted: May 3, 2012
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Cashless Purchase Cards Technical Proposals Evaluation Result (February 10, 2012)
Date Posted: March 26, 2012
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Date Posted: March 26, 2012
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The increase is attributed mainly to actual disbursements of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which spent around P40 billion for key infrastructure projects. Resource gaps for the construction of irrigation systems, classrooms and other education facilities, as well as hospitals and health centers were also addressed through significant disbursements by the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Education (DepEd) and Department of Health (DoH), respectively.

Similarly, spending on maintenance and other operating expenditures (MOOE) grew to P97.9 billion in the last four months, registering a P22.8 billion or 30.4-percent increase from last year’s disbursements. The government’s spending on preparatory activities for the 2013 national, local and ARMM elections—as well as increased provisions to cover the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Conditional Cash Transfer Program and the National Statistics Office’s (NSO) conduct of Census of Agriculture and Fisheries—are credited for the disbursement jump.

“Through our budget reforms and, consequently, the improved quality of public spending, we were able to fill out crucial resource and supply gaps that may have affected the country’s fast-growing industries. Our disbursement performance proves that the Aquino administration is on track in fulfilling its goal of strengthening the country’s infrastructure base,” said Budget chief Florencio “Butch” Abad.

“Our public expenditure reforms have also allowed us to deliver direct, quality programs and social services to the people at a significantly faster pace—as we have seen year-on-year—targeted towards achieving rapid, sustainable and inclusive growth,” he added.

DISBURSEMENTS BY EXPENSE CLASS, AS OF APRIL 2013

• Personnel Services expanded by 11.6 percent or P18.4 billion to P177.7 billion, due largely to the salary adjustments of the last tranche of the Salary Standardization Law III, higher retirement and gratuity leave benefits, and payment for employees involved in the preparation activities for the 2013 elections.

• Operational subsidies to GOCCs dropped at P5.2 billion in the last four months; a 37.9 percent decrease year-on-year. Subsidies for the National Food Authority’s (NFA) procurement of palay and corn and the National Health Insurance Program’s (NHIP) health insurance premium for indigents will be released, pending the submission of special budget requests and documentary requirements by both agencies.

• Net lending also declined by P11.5 billion due to the P12.3 billion in repayments made by the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). This was slightly offset though by the advances provided to the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) for its debt servicing requirements.

Abad said that the total earnings turned over by GOCCs to President Benigno S. Aquino III—an amount significantly higher than the P10-billion target for this year—will also be used to fund more infrastructure projects and social programs under the Unprogrammed Fund of the 2013 National Budget.

“The GOCC earnings will play a large role in supporting many of our more urgent expenditure needs, including those for rehabilitating  areas struck by Typhoon Pablo in 2012, as well as other unprogrammed expenditures and budgetary items. Additionally, the dividends will help create broader fiscal space to accommodate our growing budget requirements, especially for priority programs that will advance the Administration’s growth agenda,” Abad said.

The top five corporations with the biggest remittances are the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) with P7.2 billion, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) with P6.2 billion, the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) with P3.2 billion, the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) with P2.3 billion, and the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) with P2.0 billion.

The Budget chief also noted the impact of accountability and transparency measures on the performance of the country’s GOCCs since the passage of Republic Act 10149 or the GOCC Governance Act two years ago.

“The transparency and accountability reforms adopted by our GOCCs enabled them to become more productive and efficient, a development that can only bring us better news for the country’s economic horizon. With the fiscal gains we posted in the first half of President Aquino’s term, the Philippines is now poised to sustain its development momentum and ensure that further economic expansion in the country will benefit all Filipinos,” Abad said.

The Budget Secretary made the statement following reports that a Felicito M. Mejorado filed a graft complaint in the Office of the Ombudsman against Abad and Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Cesar V. Purisima. Mejorado alleged that Abad and Purisima refused to release his reward—initially set at P272.1 million—for providing information against oil smugglers.

“Mr. Mejorado’s claims are unfortunately based on a provision that has already been amended. While we value his efforts to help the government curb corruption, we are similarly bound to existing laws and guidelines on the release of informer’s rewards. It would be quite ironic if we—in recognizing our citizens’ contributions—cannot follow the very same rules that we are held accountable to,” Abad said.

Mejorado’s claim was based on Section 3513 under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1464 (A Decree to Consolidate and Codify All the Tariff and Customs Laws of the Philippines), which states that an informer’s reward must be equal to 20 percent of the market value of confiscated items.

This law, however, was superseded by Section 282 (B) of Republic Act No. 8424 (An Act Amending the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended, and for Other Purposes), which authorizes only 10 percent of the fair market value of smuggled goods or P1.0 million, whichever is lower.

Abad said that when two legal provisions conflict each other, the law enacted on a later date holds sway over the earlier rule. This was also expressed in a Department of Justice (DOJ) opinion on the issue, which recommended that Mejorado’s reward be capped at P1.0 million, instead of the P272.1 million earlier requested.

The matter is already being evaluated by the DOF Committee on Rewards, which previously approved the Bureau of Customs’ endorsement of Mejorado’s request.

“In line with the Aquino administration’s thrust of reforming our public institutions, we continually enjoin the public to help us fight irregularities in government, especially in bureaucratic processes that are prone to corruption. Whistleblowers should therefore be recognized accordingly, even as we follow existing laws and guidelines on releasing informer’s rewards. We trust that this matter will be resolved in due time, and that Mr. Mejorado himself will be properly rewarded,” Abad said.

“Public spending continues to drive the economy forward, with Government Final Consumption Expenditure growing by 13.2 percent. Maintenance and Operating Expenditures (MOOE) and Personnel Services (PS) jumped by 25.1 percent and 12.4 percent, respectively. Even as global market uncertainties persist, the country’s public spending performance continues to respond to high local demand.

“Most notable is the contribution of public construction to our growth in the first quarter, which peaked at a 45.6-percent rate for the period. This expansion was driven largely by the acceleration of infrastructure and capital outlay investments, aimed at drawing more investors into the country and supporting our bid for inclusive growth.

“Private sector activities have also become a major driving force in the expansion of our GDP in the first three months of the year. Private construction rose impressively by 30.7 percent, while manufacturing activities posted a significant 9.7­-percent growth. The manufacturing industry’s performance gives us a particularly interesting story, as most of its growth was attributed to increased production by food manufacturers. This translates not just to mounting demand for local food products; it also indicates that there is now a growing need for unskilled laborers to support the industry’s demands, which may help create thousands of job opportunities across the nation.

“It is clear to us that private businesses and corporations have broadened their role in boosting the country’s fiscal growth, even as the Administration continues to build on its previous economic successes. We expect our partners in the private sector to intensify their investments further in the local market and become lead players in the Aquino administration’s growth agenda.

“Altogether, these developments bode extremely well for the Philippines’ growth prospects in 2013. We intend to sustain and surpass the very standards we set over the succeeding quarters, supported as we are by a fast-growing and energetic private sector, as well as rising business confidence in the Administration’s economic strategy.

“We in the Department of Budget and Management congratulate President Aquino and his economic managers for actively pursuing the country’s development goals, as well as for ensuring the sound management of our economic development. We are confident that our unremitting campaign for transparency, accountability, and good governance will indeed create an environment ripe for inclusive development, and more important, yield benefits that will redound to the Filipino people themselves. That is exactly what we are doing now.”

Abad also initially reports that public spending on infrastructure and other capital outlays have increased by more than 40 percent year-on-year in the last four months. Maintenance and other operating expenditures (MOOE) also grew by more than 30 percent over the same period.

“The reforms that the Aquino government embedded in the 2013 National Budget helped us ensure faster and more focused government spending. This allows us to accelerate the delivery of priority programs and projects for inclusive growth, particularly infrastructure and social services,” he said.

“The new budgeting regimes introduced so far—the one-year validity of all appropriations, the policy against lump sum funds, procurement innovations that enable the early tender of projects, and tighter focus on the administration’s priority deliverables, among others—bolster the government’s capacity to deliver the people’s development priorities,” he added.

Of the total amount spent from January to April, non-interest expenses accounted for P462.0 billion or a 14.8-percent increase year-on-year. Meanwhile, interest payments grew by a slower rate of 6.4 percent year-on-year to P122.0 billion. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) will release within this week a more detailed assessment of government disbursements as of April.

The Government reported that it achieved a P36.8-billion budget surplus in April, a record-high for the traditionally surplus month. Better revenue collections, which reached P190.0 billion in April or 24 percent higher year-on-year, contributed to the surplus.

The cumulative deficit in the first four months of this year has reached P29.7 billion. In contrast, the deficit in the same period of last year was only P2.9 billion.

“This release is meant to cover the initial budgetary requirements of the Transition Commission, particularly for its operational needs. The Aquino administration has already mobilized the necessary talent and resources to establish the commission and ensure its success in drafting the Bangsamoro Basic Law. In the long-term the Transition Commission will play a crucial role in fostering and sustaining peaceful dialogue between the Administration and the Bangsamoro,” said Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 120, the Transition Commission was constituted to draft the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, with provisions consistent with the 2012 Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro.

The P42 million will fund the Transition Commission’s requirements for Personnel Services (P17.03 million)—specifically for 16 officials appointed to the commission—and its Maintenance and Other Operating Expenditures (P25 million). The releases were funded against the Miscellaneous and Personnel Benefits Fund (MPBF) under the 2013 General Appropriations Act and the FY 2013 Contingent Fund, respectively.

The amount requested is part of the P100 million authorized by President Benigno Aquino to support the operations and personnel requirements of the commission, chargeable against the FY 2013 Contingent Fund and subject to further evaluation of the DBM.

“We are taking the necessary steps towards supporting the realization of a truly united, accountable and participative Bangsamoro, guided by our peace and development agenda for the region. We believe that the fruition of our goal to provide better public services, improved economic development, and more job opportunities for Bangsamoro constituents is already under way,” added Abad.

*The amount of P29 million mentioned in the lead paragraph pertains to the release of a Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA), charged against the total allotment of P42 million released so far to the Office of the President for the requirements of the Transition Commission. The NCA covers the Commission’s cash requirements until June 30, 2013. 

First of all, we wish to clarify that no budgetary allocation or release has been made yet involving the Coconut Levy funds. Any release will be subject to an executive order on the parameters for the use of such funds, and no such fiat has been issued at the moment.

The news reports claimed that such release was based on a “13-page memorandum to agency heads” that was signed by Budget and Management Secretary Florencio B. Abad. The DBM has not issued any “13-page memorandum to agency heads” that exclusively deals with coconut levy funds.

What the DBM issued was National Budget Memorandum (NBM) No. 118, entitled “Adoption of the Budget Priorities Framework in the Preparation of the FY 2014 Agency Budget Proposals,” which is 13 pages long excluding annexes (Seehttp://www.dbm.gov.ph/?page_id=2801). Such NBM communicates the adoption of the Budget Priorities Framework to guide all departments and agencies in focusing their budget proposals on priority programs critical to the country’s sustained economic growth next year.

Perhaps, the news reports were referring to a section of the said document on coconut industry areas as priority focus areas for program convergence. In this section, twelve (12) areas were identified by the National Statistical Coordination Board and National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) as having coconut farmers with the lowest income and experiencing dire poverty (see reference notes at the end).

The National Budget Memorandum clearly states that “pending the approval of the implementation of the Integrated Coconut Industry and Poverty Reduction Roadmap by the President, the initial sites for the program shall therefore be one of the priority areas for program convergence… in the 2014 budget.” Thus, we would like to clarify that development interventions—including the use of coconut levy funds—will not be exclusive to these priority areas.

We want to assure the public that the Aquino Administration is committed in achieving rapid and inclusive growth, anchored by good governance in our budget management agenda, where the dividends of our sustained economic growth will translate to more significant contributions to the lives of the poor and marginalized.

Reference: section of NBM No. 118 on Focus Geographical Areas, Coconut Industry Areas:

“5.1 Coconut Industry Areas

“Dire poverty occurs among coconut farmers even while there is a huge growth potential from the coconut industry with around $935 million in annual export receipts and 5.2 percent value added contribution in agriculture. Based on NAPCand DPWH data, around 28 percent of these coconut farmers have no access to a national highway, 21 percent are 5 kilometers or more away from a national highway, and 13 percent are more than 2 kilometers but less than 5 kilometers from a national highway. Some 140,134 of the coconut farmers or 44 percent have no secured tenurial status¹. Pending the approval of the implementation of the Integrated Coconut Industry and Poverty Reduction Roadmap by the President, the initial sites for the program shall therefore be one of the priority areas for program convergence (tenurial reform, agricultural productivity programs, industry development, infrastructure development, social services, and climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and mitigation measures) in the 2014 budget. This priority program will also maximize the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on the public nature of the Coconut Levy funds in October 2012.”

Source: NSCB, NAPC, RSBA 2012.

a/ Data for Western Samar

¹ NAPC-PCA, Integrated Coconut Industry and Poverty Reduction Roadmap, 2013