Gov't Commited to Deliver Php1.4T Budget

DBM Press Release, Wednesday, October 8, 2008

At the same time, DBM also asked Congress and the public to help ensure that each government department will deliver the performance targets submitted with its budget.




“Each agency will be held liable in accomplishing the outputs and outcomes they submitted.” Budget Secretary Rolando G. Andaya, Jr. said.




In making the statement, DBM called attention to its performance-based budgeting approach which was used in crafting the proposed national budget.




“We have given Congress and the people with the means to gauge the performance of government agencies as against their budgets,” Secretary Andaya added.




Recently, DBM has provided Congress with a book on performance-based budgeting containing the commitments of agencies to deliver results, also known as outputs and outcomes. The book entitled, FY 2009 Organizational Performance Indicator Framework (OPIF), translates the P1.4 trillion budget into performance indicators and targets which can be measured and verified.




“With this budgeting approach, we are tying the budget of government with performance.” said Andaya.




Meanwhile, DBM Assistant Secretary Verbo Bonilla disclosed that there are other reforms, aside from OPIF or performance-based budgeting, that are being undertaken by DBM.




Recently, DBM also published and provided Congress with the 2008 Budget in Brief, which contains information on how to easily understand the 2008 Budget. The Budget in Brief effectively summarized the 1,223 pages of the General Appropriations Act into 16 pages, providing the public with concise information on the budget in non-technical terms. The Department is likewise in the process of making budget information available through the internet, as well as ensuring the integrity of the procurement process.




“Our many initiatives aim to make the budget and the budget process more sound, transparent and accessible to stakeholders,” Bonilla said.