PHL exceeded 2025 GAA, Budget department says
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said unprogrammed appropriations in the 2025 budget declined sharply to P57.6 billion from the year-earlier P531.37 billion, but the government still ended up spending P6.49 trillion, exceeding the budget of P6.33 trillion. In a preliminary Status of Allotment Release report released on Feb. 24, the DBM said the [...]