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Budget transparency causes temporary lag in state spending

September 19, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines is not alone in experiencing a slowdown in public fund disbursements as a result of budget transparency efforts by the government, but officials said such effects are only “temporary.&rdqu...

Business

Philippines soars to great heights in budget transparency

September 13, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines has been cited for open and transparent budget management by the 2015 Open Budget Survey.

Headlines

Philippines jumps to 2nd place on budget process in Asia

By Prinz Magtulis | September 10, 2015 - 10:00am

The Philippines jumped 16 places to lead South East Asia and become second in the Asian region to have the most participative, open and transparent budget process, according to the biennial Open Budget Survey released...

Business

Phl slips in budget transparency survey

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña | January 25, 2013 - 12:00am

The country’s budget transparency score slid by seven points last year, indicating that the government provides the public with only tepid information regarding how public officials and agencies are spending...

Business

Lacierda: Low budget transparency score 'strange'

By Camille Diola | January 24, 2013 - 4:44pm

Carrying a slogan of "transparent government," Malacañang found it "strange" that the country's budget transparency...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Budget transparency

February 2, 2009 - 12:00am

If this ad- ministration is sincere in its commitment to fight corruption, it should open the utilization of public funds to public scrutiny.

Opinion

RP budget process: Less and less transparent

By Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism | February 1, 2009 - 12:00am

By all accounts the freest democracy in Southeast Asia, the Philippines, ironically, has become less and less transparent in its budget and financial processes.

Headlines