Tag: General Appropriations Act

‘Pork barrel ng DBM?’: Senators flag ghost projects in unprogrammed funds

Senators turned up the heat on the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) over its handling of unprogrammed appropriations, warning that the ballooning funds are eerily becoming the agency’s version of pork barrel. “Ang magic, nasa DBM,” Senator Imee Marcos said, stressing that the DBM should be held accountable for allowing questionable items to bypass programmed budgets. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who chairs…

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