DBM grateful for Senate's swift approval of P1.7B budget

• Published date: 09 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Wednesday thanked the Senate for the 'swift' approval of its proposed budget, ensuring that every peso will be accounted for.

Under Pangandaman, the DBM and its attached agencies have a proposed PHP1.737 billion budget for the fiscal year 2023.

Senate Majority Floor Leader Joel Villanueva moved to close the period of interpellations and approve the DBM's proposed budget following no other reservations.

"We are grateful to the honorable members of the Senate, under the leadership of Senate President [Juan Miguel] Zubiri, for the swift approval of our budget for 2023," Pangandaman said during the plenary debate and interpellations on her agency's budget.

She vowed to use her agency's budget to help improve the lives of Filipinos.

'As mentioned before, we will ensure that the Filipino people get the most of every peso entrusted to their government,' she added.

The attached agencies of the DBM are the Government...