Budget Babe
@znsuzara.bsky.social
Independent Public Budget Analyst
Yesterday was the second day of oral arguments on the consolidated cases regarding the transfer of PhilHealth’s funds to the Treaury and the Unnprogrammed Appropriations where Bev Ho and I serve as amici curiae at the Supreme Court.
February 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Yesterday was the second day of oral arguments on the consolidated cases regarding the transfer of PhilHealth’s funds to the Treaury and the Unnprogrammed Appropriations where Bev Ho and I serve as amici curiae at the Supreme Court.
Yesterday, I served as amicus curiae alongside Sonny Africa, Dr. Beverly Ho, Dr. Orville Solon and former DOF Secretary Margarito Teves in the consolidated petitions on the transfer of PhilHealth’s funds to the Treasury.
The oral arguments will continue on 25 Feb 2025.
youtube.com/live/MYsNT8J...
The oral arguments will continue on 25 Feb 2025.
youtube.com/live/MYsNT8J...
ORAL ARGUMENTS ON PIMENTEL, ET AL. V. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ET AL.
YouTube video by THE SUPREME COURT OF THE PHILIPPINES
youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Yesterday, I served as amicus curiae alongside Sonny Africa, Dr. Beverly Ho, Dr. Orville Solon and former DOF Secretary Margarito Teves in the consolidated petitions on the transfer of PhilHealth’s funds to the Treasury.
The oral arguments will continue on 25 Feb 2025.
youtube.com/live/MYsNT8J...
The oral arguments will continue on 25 Feb 2025.
youtube.com/live/MYsNT8J...
Hello, media colleagues. I am no longer connected with iLEAD and do not work full time for any institution. I do not wish to misrepresent myself.
I have been doing PH budget analyses independently since I stepped down as iLEAD's Executive Director last year.
Salamat po!
I have been doing PH budget analyses independently since I stepped down as iLEAD's Executive Director last year.
Salamat po!
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Hello, media colleagues. I am no longer connected with iLEAD and do not work full time for any institution. I do not wish to misrepresent myself.
I have been doing PH budget analyses independently since I stepped down as iLEAD's Executive Director last year.
Salamat po!
I have been doing PH budget analyses independently since I stepped down as iLEAD's Executive Director last year.
Salamat po!
Home for the New Year
December 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Home for the New Year
Maligayang Pasko sa ating lahat!
December 25, 2024 at 3:36 AM
Maligayang Pasko sa ating lahat!
One last interview with Korina Sanchez on Bilyonaryo News Channel before Noche Buena.
Ang sinabi ko lang naman ay walang intensyon ang Presidente na i-overhaul ang budget ayon sa panawagan ng maraming sektor. Hindi sapat ang direct veto para ibalik ang mga budget cuts.
Ang sinabi ko lang naman ay walang intensyon ang Presidente na i-overhaul ang budget ayon sa panawagan ng maraming sektor. Hindi sapat ang direct veto para ibalik ang mga budget cuts.
December 24, 2024 at 11:15 AM
One last interview with Korina Sanchez on Bilyonaryo News Channel before Noche Buena.
Ang sinabi ko lang naman ay walang intensyon ang Presidente na i-overhaul ang budget ayon sa panawagan ng maraming sektor. Hindi sapat ang direct veto para ibalik ang mga budget cuts.
Ang sinabi ko lang naman ay walang intensyon ang Presidente na i-overhaul ang budget ayon sa panawagan ng maraming sektor. Hindi sapat ang direct veto para ibalik ang mga budget cuts.
ICYMI: Yesterday on ANC Headstart, I spoke to Katrina Domingo about the excesses of the Bicam in prioritizing “pork”over what the whole country needs.
Full interview here: youtu.be/9nhP47ezU94?...
Full interview here: youtu.be/9nhP47ezU94?...
December 24, 2024 at 1:15 AM
ICYMI: Yesterday on ANC Headstart, I spoke to Katrina Domingo about the excesses of the Bicam in prioritizing “pork”over what the whole country needs.
Full interview here: youtu.be/9nhP47ezU94?...
Full interview here: youtu.be/9nhP47ezU94?...
What kind of national budget is this?
At least Php214.8B was slashed from major departments like DA, DepEd, DOH, DOLE, DSWD, DOTr, and CHED.
At least Php97.6B was slashed from the national gov't subsidies to GOCCs
Php40.5B was slashed from Special Purpose Funds.
At least Php214.8B was slashed from major departments like DA, DepEd, DOH, DOLE, DSWD, DOTr, and CHED.
At least Php97.6B was slashed from the national gov't subsidies to GOCCs
Php40.5B was slashed from Special Purpose Funds.
December 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM
What kind of national budget is this?
At least Php214.8B was slashed from major departments like DA, DepEd, DOH, DOLE, DSWD, DOTr, and CHED.
At least Php97.6B was slashed from the national gov't subsidies to GOCCs
Php40.5B was slashed from Special Purpose Funds.
At least Php214.8B was slashed from major departments like DA, DepEd, DOH, DOLE, DSWD, DOTr, and CHED.
At least Php97.6B was slashed from the national gov't subsidies to GOCCs
Php40.5B was slashed from Special Purpose Funds.
Ineffeciency as a justification for budget cuts has become so pervasive in budget decision-making.
If they keep arguing this, the government is essentially saying that agencies should only be given funds based on their currect capacities.
If they keep arguing this, the government is essentially saying that agencies should only be given funds based on their currect capacities.
December 16, 2024 at 4:09 AM
Ineffeciency as a justification for budget cuts has become so pervasive in budget decision-making.
If they keep arguing this, the government is essentially saying that agencies should only be given funds based on their currect capacities.
If they keep arguing this, the government is essentially saying that agencies should only be given funds based on their currect capacities.
Slashing the subsidies of Philheath to zero is tantamount to slashing the funding for indirect members of PhilHealth under the National Health Insurance Program.
Is the Bicam passing on the responsibility of subsidizing indirect members to PhilHealth's direct contributors?
Is the Bicam passing on the responsibility of subsidizing indirect members to PhilHealth's direct contributors?
December 12, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Slashing the subsidies of Philheath to zero is tantamount to slashing the funding for indirect members of PhilHealth under the National Health Insurance Program.
Is the Bicam passing on the responsibility of subsidizing indirect members to PhilHealth's direct contributors?
Is the Bicam passing on the responsibility of subsidizing indirect members to PhilHealth's direct contributors?
Yaay! This is my longest meditation streak!
I challenged myself to meditate everyday even when I am busy and I did it!💃🏻
I challenged myself to meditate everyday even when I am busy and I did it!💃🏻
December 9, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Yaay! This is my longest meditation streak!
I challenged myself to meditate everyday even when I am busy and I did it!💃🏻
I challenged myself to meditate everyday even when I am busy and I did it!💃🏻
Picked up Olga Tokarczuk again. It’s nice to be able to read fiction again.
December 8, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Picked up Olga Tokarczuk again. It’s nice to be able to read fiction again.
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It's not really about whether you personally like, want or need to drive. It’s about not being DEPENDENT on driving all the time, for everything you do. And it’s about the fact that in cities, if everyone has to move by car, no one moves much at all.
Pic via @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Pic via @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 6:46 AM
It's not really about whether you personally like, want or need to drive. It’s about not being DEPENDENT on driving all the time, for everything you do. And it’s about the fact that in cities, if everyone has to move by car, no one moves much at all.
Pic via @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Pic via @brooklynspoke.bsky.social
Which streaming platform is worth subscribing to again? HBO, Prime, or Apple TV+?
Haven’t tried Disney+. Should I?
Haven’t tried Disney+. Should I?
December 7, 2024 at 12:41 PM
Which streaming platform is worth subscribing to again? HBO, Prime, or Apple TV+?
Haven’t tried Disney+. Should I?
Haven’t tried Disney+. Should I?
I am not a fan of the one-pot pasta cooking method. The pasta cooks unevenly and the sauce loses its richness because you have to keep adding water to cook the pasta. I feel like I wasted my ingredients😏
December 6, 2024 at 1:09 PM
I am not a fan of the one-pot pasta cooking method. The pasta cooks unevenly and the sauce loses its richness because you have to keep adding water to cook the pasta. I feel like I wasted my ingredients😏
It's fun to diss Duterte trolls on X😂
December 5, 2024 at 10:12 AM
It's fun to diss Duterte trolls on X😂
"As of end-September, the deficit-to-GDP ratio stood at 5.14%, well below the 5.6% target for 2024."
⬆️ That's not necessarily a good thing. Lower than target deficit-to-GDP only means government spending was slow and lower than target as well.
www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/...
⬆️ That's not necessarily a good thing. Lower than target deficit-to-GDP only means government spending was slow and lower than target as well.
www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/...
Debt-to-GDP ratio unlikely to return to pre-pandemic level - BusinessWorld Online
THE PHILIPPINES’ debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio is unlikely to return to the pre-pandemic level as debt remains elevated in the medium term, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said. But the ...
www.bworldonline.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:39 AM
"As of end-September, the deficit-to-GDP ratio stood at 5.14%, well below the 5.6% target for 2024."
⬆️ That's not necessarily a good thing. Lower than target deficit-to-GDP only means government spending was slow and lower than target as well.
www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/...
⬆️ That's not necessarily a good thing. Lower than target deficit-to-GDP only means government spending was slow and lower than target as well.
www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/...
I paused my NY Times subscription. I don't wanna see anymore disappointing news about US politics for now. It takes me back to Dutertismo whenever I come across daily headlines about Trump and his choice of questionable cabinet members. Juskolord.
November 30, 2024 at 10:36 AM
I paused my NY Times subscription. I don't wanna see anymore disappointing news about US politics for now. It takes me back to Dutertismo whenever I come across daily headlines about Trump and his choice of questionable cabinet members. Juskolord.
It’s been a crazy busy two months of conducting workshops, writing papers, doing assessments - all public finance-related, but I have been unable to monitor the Senate budget plenary hearings.
It’s largely bec I’ve been out of think tanking work. End of an era for me😆
It’s largely bec I’ve been out of think tanking work. End of an era for me😆
November 28, 2024 at 1:43 PM
It’s been a crazy busy two months of conducting workshops, writing papers, doing assessments - all public finance-related, but I have been unable to monitor the Senate budget plenary hearings.
It’s largely bec I’ve been out of think tanking work. End of an era for me😆
It’s largely bec I’ve been out of think tanking work. End of an era for me😆
Reposted by Budget Babe
Here's my latest Rappler article about the recent public lecture of my friend, @znsuzara.bsky.social. She says there's been an “erosion of fiscal discipline” under Marcos Jr., and “the budget has become a political instrument rather than a tool for development.”
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
[In This Economy] How Marcos Jr. bastardized the national budget
In a way, things are worse now. Pork didn’t go away; it just morphed into something else that’s more hidden now and is more prone to patronage than ever before.
www.rappler.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Here's my latest Rappler article about the recent public lecture of my friend, @znsuzara.bsky.social. She says there's been an “erosion of fiscal discipline” under Marcos Jr., and “the budget has become a political instrument rather than a tool for development.”
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
www.rappler.com/voices/thoug...
Currently scoring and drafting the analysis for my sections of the Ph Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment.
It’s taking me back to that time in DBM when my boss and I had to ensure every single Memo for the President was backed by solid bases in the Constitution and the GAA😆
It’s taking me back to that time in DBM when my boss and I had to ensure every single Memo for the President was backed by solid bases in the Constitution and the GAA😆
November 21, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Currently scoring and drafting the analysis for my sections of the Ph Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability Assessment.
It’s taking me back to that time in DBM when my boss and I had to ensure every single Memo for the President was backed by solid bases in the Constitution and the GAA😆
It’s taking me back to that time in DBM when my boss and I had to ensure every single Memo for the President was backed by solid bases in the Constitution and the GAA😆
Flower power for the busy week ahead💃🏻
November 18, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Flower power for the busy week ahead💃🏻
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Keep safe Philippines. We’re being continuously battered by strong typhoons.
I hope local governments prepared well.
I hope local governments prepared well.
November 16, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Keep safe Philippines. We’re being continuously battered by strong typhoons.
I hope local governments prepared well.
I hope local governments prepared well.
Never imagined I would be invited to deliver a JVO Memorial Lecture in Ateneo. It is truly an honor. In my head, it is a platform reserved for upstanding leaders who have already made their marks in their respective fields. [translation: Para ito sa mga higit na nakatatanda😆]
November 15, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Never imagined I would be invited to deliver a JVO Memorial Lecture in Ateneo. It is truly an honor. In my head, it is a platform reserved for upstanding leaders who have already made their marks in their respective fields. [translation: Para ito sa mga higit na nakatatanda😆]
Done with my final report on higher education budgets. What a relief! But only for a few hours. Tomorrow is another day!😆
November 11, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Done with my final report on higher education budgets. What a relief! But only for a few hours. Tomorrow is another day!😆