Members of the PH-OGP Secretariat and the International OGP Support Unit take a group photo with the workshop participants   Anchored on the global celebration of the Open Government Week, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), as the Philippine Open Government Partnership (PH-OGP) Chair and Secretariat, led the conduct of a workshop entitled, “From Potential to Concrete Transformative Impact: a PH-OGP Orientation and Co-Creation Workshop,” on March 15 at the DBM Central Office.   The workshop aimed to provide an avenue to deepen the PH-OGP Co-Creation dialogue and workshop with different stakeholders from government and non-government sectors towards fulfilling commitments to enhance transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement in governance.   Assistant Secretary Rolando Toledo of the Fiscal Planning and Reforms Bureau of the DBM officially opened the event and, at the same time, introduced the new PH-OGP website: http://ogp.dbm.gov.ph.   DBM Assistant Secretary Rolando...

DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno with members of the PH-OGP Steering Committee and theInternational OGP Support Unit for Asia Pacific Last February 18-22, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) hosted the Open Government Partnership (OGP) country visit in the Philippines. Members of the international OGP Support Unit namely,  Asia Pacific Lead Shreya Basu, Senior Regional Coordinator Alan Wu, and Partnerships Consultant Ivygail Ong, met with different OGP stakeholders and attended the High-Level Philippine-OGP Steering Committee chaired by Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. According to the OGP Support Unit, the Philippines is a priority country for technical assistance for 2019, as it currently undertakes activities related to the development of its next OGP National Action Plan. The OGP is a unique, multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from national and subnational governments to promote open government, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new...

      The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) received three recognitions during the annual Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Ermita, Manila on November 28, 2018.       “We are very proud, because across the whole government, the DBM was the only agency that was conferred three awards during the ceremony. True to our mission towards becoming a world-class budget and management institution, these recognitions affirm DBM’s position as a public sector reform leader, model agency and champion of transparency, accountability and participation in the public sector,” said Undersecretary Lilia C. Guillermo, Chief Information Officer of the DBM.       Usec. Guillermo and Assistant Secretary Myrna S. Chua received the awards on behalf of the DBM during the awarding ceremony.       The DBM was conferred a Plaque of Recognition as one of the top requested and performing agencies in the eFOI Portal and for its efforts in providing the public with convenience in requesting...

DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno leads the Philippine Delegation to the Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Meeting held  in Seoul, South Korea on November 5-6, 2018.      DBM Secretary Benjamin Diokno gave the keynote speech and led the launching of a new civic technology during one of the sessions of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia Pacific Regional Meeting held in Westin Chosun Seoul Hotel, South Korea yesterday. In his speech during the Philippine-Government Led session on #CivicTechAsia: using civic technologies for governance innovation, Secretary Diokno emphasized the “huge potential of technology to create innovations which can improve the way that business is done in government.” “Technology facilitates linkage-building between government and citizens, and also enables interoperability among separate government systems for a whole-of-government approach to public service delivery,” he said.   PH gov’t launches mobile app for monitoring of projects DevLive...