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                    [Title] => Gov’t infra spending hits P49.8B
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Public infrastructure spending jumped by nearly half in February, reflecting the Aquino administration’s commitment to keep the Philippines as one of the fastest-growing economies in Asia.     

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140512/Construction-Site-Infrastucture-Development.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 958991 [Title] => Gov’t posts P13.16-B deficit in May [Summary] =>

The government incurred a deficit of P13.16 billion in May, 37 percent lower than the P20.9 billion target ceiling and also 33.7 percent below the P19.86 billion deficit recorded in May 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 923970 [Title] => Gov’t infra spending up 43% in January [Summary] =>

The government reported an accelerated spending for infrastructure and capital in January, rising 43.1 percent to P16.4 billion, the Department of Budget and Management said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 921677 [Title] => Gov’t spending on infra projects surges 58% in 2012 [Summary] =>

Government spending on infrastructure and other capital outlay jumped by 57.7 percent to P250.8 billion last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 915394 [Title] => Gov’t harnesses full potential of ICT for nat’l growth [Summary] =>

The ongoing implementation of  the Medium-Term Information and Communications Technology Harmonization Initiative (MITHI) remains one of the government’s key reforms  in a bid to harness the full potential of the information and communications technology (ICT) for national development, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said recently.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 914326 [Title] => DBCC sets P266.2-B deficit target [Summary] =>

The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has pegged the country’s budget deficit for 2014 at P266.2 billion or two percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 908046 [Title] => DOTC gets P1.89 B for NAIA 3 [Summary] =>

The Department of Budget and Management has turned over P1.89 billion to the Department of Transportation and Communications to complete and refurbish the Ninoy Aquino International Airport terminal 3 (NAIA 3).

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 898532 [Title] => Gov’t, bank launch new e-payment facility [Summary] =>

The government, together with the Land Bank of the Philippines, launched a new electronic payment facility that allows agencies to complete online purchases for common-use supplies as part of efforts to accelerate the procurement system as well as further promote transparency and accountability.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 797938 [Title] => DOJ okays release of P8.3B for PhilHealth [Summary] =>

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has authorized the government to spend P8.3 billion to subsidize PhilHealth premiums for poor patients.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-18 16:15:10 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 709835 [Title] => P-Noy submits proposed P1.816T nat'l budget to Congress [Summary] =>

President Benigno Aquino III submitted to Congress the proposed 2012 national budget of P1.816 trillion this afternoon.

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