Department of Budget and Management

The Philippines' Department of Budget and Management (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 Benigno Aquino III is Florencio Abad. The department has three Undersecretaries and four assistant secretaries.

MARIO L. RELAMPAGOSUndersecretary Operations

LAURA B. PASCUAUndersecretary Policy & Planning

EVELYN V. GUERREROUndersecretary Internal Affairs

Assistant Secretaries:

RUBY U. ALVAREZ |AMELITA D. CASTILLO |LUZ M. CANTOR |

CLAIRE G. AMADOR - Secretary's Chief of Staff

History

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...
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