By Junex Doronio
MANILA — Several barangays in the provinces of Cebu, Batangas and Mindoro have assailed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for its alleged inefficient portal system.
Some barangay officials, who requested anonymity, told Maharlika NuMedia that everytime they would try to register at the DBM portal, after two “successes” they would end up “failed” in the succeeding box they clicked.
“Parang nakakaloko naman iyang DBM portal. Bakit hindi na lang simplehan? Pwede naman na mag email na lang sana sa kanila at may nakatoka na sasagot,” the barangay officials said.
They added that the DBM app portal should not be complicated if the agency really wanted to help the local government units (LGUs).
“Maganda sana kung may Tagalog translation at hindi na masyado pahabain pa ang proseso ng pagrehistro,” the barangay officials further said.
Requests for local projects needed by barangays throughout the Philippines are supposed to be emailed through a dedicated portal established by DBM for them but it seemingly has a built-in firewall and they can’t accordingly get in even with the use of the step by step guideline provided by the agency.
What they are actually trying to avail of is DBM’s local government support fund (LGSF) released last year through a circular shortly after DBM Sec. Amenah Pangandaman’s appointment to office.
Under the LGSF, barangays are allowed to request for local projects coasting no more than P5 million, P10 million for municipal government and P20 million provincial governments.
(el Amigo/MNM)
