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Jekki Pascual

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MANILA — Sixteen government agencies and public education institutions received poor to unsatisfactory ratings from the Department of Budget and Management’s 2024 Agency Performance Review.The review, dubbed as the Budget ng Bayan Monitor, said 308 departments and state colleges and universities were assessed based on financial performance, physical performance, and the timeliness and quality of report submissions.Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said 95 percent of evaluated agencies earned Outstanding, Very Satisfactory, or Satisfactory ratings. But 15 are classified as Unsatisfactory and 1 as Poor.Romblon State University got a grade of 1.85 out of 5. This means it is classified as Poor. Unsatisfactory agencies with a grade of 2 to 2.99 include the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Finance, Department of Transportation, and the Department of Tourism. Also Unsatisfactory are Bureau of Customs, Mindanao Development Authority, National Nutrition Council, and the Commission on Higher Education.Others in the Unsatisfactory list are state colleges and universities like the Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Rizal Technological University, Technological University of the Philippines, Apayao State College, Marinduque State College, Romblon State University, Bicol University, and the Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology.The DBM said agencies were graded based on how they use the budget and expenses which include comparing accomplishments with its targets, identify reasons for underperformance or over-performance, determine key output performance indicators, and more.Pangandaman said they will assist agencies under Unsatisfactory or Poor performance. There were many factors which affected the grade like challenges in procurement processes, planning of projects, and other issues.“Help these agencies. Tingnan natin saan ba nagkamali?… Baka sa pagpaplano pa lang ng mga proyekto at programa na pinoprose niyo, eh meron na mali doon,” said Pangandaman.There is no sanction for those classified Poor or Unsatisfactory, but if agencies do not improve, it may affect budget allocation for the next fiscal year.Meanwhile, 14 agencies got a perfect score of 5 or classified as Outstanding. These are the Civil Service Commission, Mines and Geosciences Bureau, Foreign Service Institute, Public Attorney’s Office, National Labor Relations Commission, National Wages and Productivity Commission, News and Information Bureau, Philippine Information Agency, Games and Amusements Board, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, Biliran Province State University, Cagayan State University, Davao Del Sur State College, and President Ramon Magsaysay University.Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who attended the event, welcomed the results of the review and highlighted the importance of such activity as this pushes agencies to do better financially next time.“Beyond the scores, the real value lies in the insights we gained, lessons on planning, improved our execution, and set more realistic goals, yet ambitious goals,” Bersamin said.

Sixteen government agencies and public education institutions received poor to unsatisfactory ratings from the Department of Budget and Management.

Sixteen government agencies and public education institutions received poor to unsatisfactory ratings from the Department of Budget and Management.

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Several agencies, schools get poor, unsatisfactory scores in annual Budget dept review

Jekki Pascual,

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Published Aug 20, 2025 04:08 PM PHT

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