Department of Budget and Management (Philippines)
| Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala | |
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| Formed | April 25, 1936 |
| Headquarters | General Solano Street, San Miguel, Manila |
| Annual budget | ₱1.4 Billion (2015) |
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| Website | dbm |
The Department of Budget and Management of the Republic of the Philippines (DBM) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet at Pamamahala) is an executive body under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for the sound and efficient use of government resources for national development and also as an instrument for the meeting of national socio-economic and political development goals.
The current Secretary of Budget and Management appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte is Benjamin Diokno. The department has four Undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Second Philippine Commission, acting as a legislative body, enacted appropriations measures for the annual expenditures of the government. This was in accordance with the Philippine Bill of 1902, which decreed that disbursements from the National Treasury were to be authorized only in pursuance of appropriations made by law.
With the passage of the Jones Law in 1916, the Philippine Legislature was set up with two chambers: the Philippine Senate and the House of Representative. The Governor-General was to submit, within 10 days of the opening of the Legislature's regular session, the annual budget. Two years later, the Council of the State was formed to prepare the budget that the Governor-General was required to submit to the Philippine Legislature.
A Budget Office was formed to assist in the preparation, enactment and implementation of such appropriations made by law. Four divisions made up the Office: A Budget Division took charge of agency regular budgets; an Expense-Central Division took care of special budgets; a Service Inspection Division screened appointments and requests for the creation of positions; and an Administrative Division handled routine administrative matters.
The Constitution of 1935 established both budget policy and procedure, which were amplified in a series of laws and executive acts over the years.
The Budget Commission was established by Executive Order (EO) No. 25 issued on April 25, 1936. It became a Ministry by virtue of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1405, signed on June 11, 1978. Following the pattern in the United States Federal Government, the Budget Commission was, and the Ministry of the Budget continued to be, part of the Office of the President and separate from the other fiscal agencies of government that form part of the Ministry of Finance.
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