#DBMInTheRegions: To strengthen citizen participation in local planning and budgeting, the DBM–Negros Island Region held a two-day forum titled “Empowering Civil Society Organizations for Participatory Budgeting in the Negros Island Region" on July 29-30, 2026.

BetterGovFellowship: Turning Public Data into Public Good! How can public information better serve the Filipino people? From understanding public spending to accessing essential information, usable public data empowers citizens to participate more meaningfully in governance.

How does fiscal policy translate into better lives for Filipinos? That question took center stage at the 2026 Fiscal Policy Conference (FPC), organized by the DBM on October 19, 2026, at the UP Diliman, with the theme “Advancing Local Development Towards Greater Public Value.”

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗔 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗕𝗨𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝘿𝘽𝙈 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙪𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙍𝘼𝙇

IN PHOTOS: The Philippines is pushing for more transparent and accountable public procurement, with DBM Acting Secretary Kim De Leon presenting the country’s Open Contracting reforms at the Open Contracting in ASEAN Member States Launch on October 15, 2026, in Bangkok, Thailand.

𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗬 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗—𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗟𝗘. 🇵🇭 How can the government protect funds for essential services from financial risks while ensuring that every peso delivers real benefits to Filipinos?

IN PHOTOS: The DBM, led by Acting Secretary Kim Robert C. De Leon, warmly welcomed the delegation of Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), led by Secretary of State H.E. Vuthna Chea, for a study visit on October 7–8, 2026, at the DBM Executive Lounge.

𝗦𝗘𝗖. 𝗞𝗜𝗠: 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗧𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗟𝗚𝗨𝘀 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗬 𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗨𝗟𝗔 𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗬 𝗟𝗔𝗪, 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗔𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗠

𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁. 📢