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April - June 2019 2 PFM Corner 4 GAD Corner 6 Retired but A CELEBRATION Not Tired 8 DBM's 83rd Anniversary Celebration Feats and Achievements 10 DBM Shares Its ISO Journey 11 LS Nook 12 Compensation Compendium It’s all systems go for the BTMS By: Crispin Mahrion B. Abacan Excerpts from the speech delivered by Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Officer-in-Charge Janet In 2017, the Budget and Treasury Management System by July 1, 2019, pursuant to DBM Abuel during the Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS) was piloted at the Department of Budget and Circular Letter No. 2019-4 dated (BTMS) e-Learning System Turnover Ceremony on May 10, Management and the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). The January 14, 2019. 2019 in Manila following year, it was rolled out to high spending agencies including the Department of Public Works and Highways The BTMS serves as the As we have been emphasizing from Day 1, the BTMS is meant to (DPWH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). foundation and core of a be the standardized system and the technological centerpiece of With the BTMS e-Learning System, we are confident that our This year, the BTMS is being rolled out to the rest of NGAs common, modern, integrated, our Public Financial Management (PFM) reforms. It is a common, BTMS users learn soon and fast to prepare them in the adoption in preparation to the mandatory adoption of the System accurate, reliable and secure modern, integrated, accurate, reliable and secure information of the BTMS in their respective agencies by July of this year. information system for the PFM system for PFM of the Government of the Philippines (GOP), Therefore, let’s strongly advise our people to utilize this operations of the Philippine Government, packaged as a sustainable government resource planning e-Learning system and experience this new age way of learning consistent with the Updated PFM Reform solution that is extensible, flexible, and adaptable to further and capability building, so that we can timely comply with the Roadmap (2015-2016) of the government. reform and modernization. BTMS requirements. Several BTMS-related activities have been conducted in view of the ongoing rollout. Our roadmap for PFM reforms focuses on the gradual adoption On a related note, moving further in our desire for more efficiency, and standardization of the BTMS as the primary tool for budget let me share with you that the BTMS is targeting to leverage on utilization, with all national government agencies mandated to the payment and settlement systems already existing under the take full advantage of the System beginning July of this year. National Retail Payments System (NRPS) framework instituted e-Learning Tool to Benefit 15,000 BTMS users by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) by enabling the national With this, the BTMS Project Management Office (PMO) of the government to pay its creditors more efficiently via PESONet. DBM is now tasked with the arduous challenge of training the More than 15,000 BTMS users are expected to benefit In her opening remarks, DBM OIC Janet Abuel explained the government employees concerned, numbering at least 15,000, from a learning management tool, after the DBM formally benefits of the tool. “This cloud-based learning technology The PESONet is an electronic fund transfer service that allows on the use of the BTMS. received the BTMS e-Learning System from the United is now available (for free) and it can efficiently deliver customers to pay counterparties directly to their bank or States Agency for International Development (USAID) training to a large number of learners simultaneously, via e-money accounts across any of the over 40 participating banks, Thus, to address this training need, our partnership with the during a ceremonial turnover last May 10, 2019 at the a web-based portal accessible through any browser in allowing the DBM and the GOP a fully digitized payment process United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/ Diamond Hotel, Manila. mobile devices or personal computers. The good news is, and eliminating the inefficient cash and paper check payments. Philippines, through its e-PESO Project, has made it possible to they are also downloadable,” she said. This complements the Philippine Government Electronic develop and deploy an e-Learning system. Procurement System (PhilGEPS) in achieving an end-to-end digitization of the procurement process thereby boosting GOP’s Among those present during the ceremony were DBM This consists of online courses using a learning management operational efficiency. Assistant Secretary for Information and Communications platform which can be accessed to supplement the Technology Clarito Alejandro D. Magsino and former DBM training of the over 15,000 BTMS users within a In this regard, we expect to continue our Undersecretary and now Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas very short period of time as opposed to the partnership with the USAID/Philippines Technical Adviser III to the Office of the Governor Lilia estimated lengthy six years that it would and its e-PESO Project to pursue the Guillermo. The event was also graced by the presence of take us using the conventional classroom integration of the PESONet with USAID/Philippines Deputy Mission Director Patrick Wesner, training methods. the BTMS, and to continue to USAID/e-PESO Project Chief-of-Party Mamerto Tangonan, support the implementation and and officials of other departments. Like a course syllabus, modules are expansion of e-payments in the logically sequenced in representing government. the BTMS learning concepts and DBM OIC Janet Abuel formally receives the e-Learning Management System User’s Guide. procedures, to impart the desired Having said that, I congratulate knowledge and skills, fully voiced the joint DBM and USAID/e-PESO The e-Learning System, like a course syllabus, has its with high resolution videos, and Project Team for this key milestone, modules sequenced according to the BTMS learning accompanying texts to accommodate and we are looking forward to more concepts and procedures. The tool was developed under the many different styles of learning. achievements. the e-PESO Project of USAID/Philippines and is expected to cut the training period to a shorter time compared to the conventional classroom training methods which may take six years to complete. DBM OIC Abuel and Asec. Magsino with officials from USAID and other departments BTMS Briefings– To provide Deep-Dive Workshops and Security Access Matrix (SAM) Workshops – To Hands-on Trainings – To be e-Learning Users – To improve background on the BTMS Project and Systems Walkthroughs – To identify the roles of agency personnel in the BTMS provided to identified personnel capacity, temporary e-Learning Statistics identify challenges, critical path, and process workflows under different transaction in SAM including the creators, accounts were given to agencies familiarize agencies with the BTMS processors, and approvers in the implementation strategy for the Project cycles. Said roles will be used as basis for the pending the finalization of their on BTMS 1 functionalities personnel’s assigned access privileges in the BTMS. transaction workflows of the BTMS respective SAMs. Figure 1: Briefing and 3 5 The BTMS-Project Management Office 2 Figure 2: SAM 4 Figure 3: Training Figure 4: e-Learning (PMO) has been conducting ladderized Deep-Dive Workshops 7.5% 17.5% Roll-out 11% Workshops Status Users Top 80 Agencies activities in preparation for the mandatory 29% adoption of BTMS by national government Conducted Activities Conducted Conducted With accounts agencies (NGAs) come July 2019. (70 Agencies) (23 Agencies) (6 Agencies) Prepared by: BTMS-PMO 89% (14 Agencies) Waiting for their 71% 92.5% 82.5% Figures as of May 15, 2019 Waiting for their Waiting for their No accounts schedules schedules schedules (66 Agencies) (10 Agencies) (57 Agencies) (74 Agencies) 2 DBM Bulletin 3 Her-story: His-story: Embracing Making the BITS trains new members of speakers’ bureau the “Roller Solo (But Not Alone) Impossible Coaster” Possible for “Knowing is one thing, but Journey your Child teaching is another.” Thus underscored Assistant aising a child is never easy. Raising him or her alone is even harder. And who are better to talk about the pains and problems – Secretary Rolando Toledo as he but more so the joys and triumphs – of the experience than two of our co-workers. Below are their stories of strength and love. welcomed the 25 new members R of the Speaker’s Bureau in the Essential Presentation Skills Enhancement Session organized by the Her-story: Budget Information and Training Service “I had a blissful relationship with my last boyfriend and I Program of St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC), and was (BITS) last May 7-8, 2019 at the DBM Multi- thought he’d be the one I would marry. Yet because of certain approved. The SLMC covered her hospital expenses, as well as Purpose Hall. The new members of the Speakers’ Bureau with the Capacity differences, we ended our relationship,” shared Razel “Zei” the health needs of her son, from birth until he turned two. Development Division of the BITS Hufano of the Corporate Planning and Management Service To set the tone of the training, Assistant Secretary Toledo, (CPMS). As a solo parent, Zei values the seven-day leave credits provided himself a member of the Speakers’ Bureau, highlighted the Treasury Management System (BTMS) by Sheryll Aromin under Republic Act No. 8972 or the Solo Parents Welfare Act importance of communicating effectively to ensure success of the ICTSS’ BTMS-Project Management Office. Two months after the break-up, Zei found out she was of 2000, which ensures that she has more time for her son. in teaching the theory and practice of public budgeting. pregnant.