BEYOND BUDGET
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After the Philippines' successful participation in the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2025, we, at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), together with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) and the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Philippines and UN Women, sustained the momentum of openness, transparency, accountability, and citizen engagement—the very values of the OGP—as we led the Philippine Conference (PhilCon) on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) from Oct. 28 to 30, 2025.
Consistent with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s vision to amplify women’s crucial role in shaping a just and lasting peace, the three-day event, attended by over 600 delegates from the go
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