Manila, Sept. 11 -- Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Thursday pledged to bolster the integration of gender considerations into fiscal policies to promote equality.

"As your Budget Secretary, I commit to scaling up tracking and monitoring and to strengthening gender-responsive public financial management," Pangandaman said during the Official Development Assistance - Gender and Development (ODA-GAD) Network's meeting at the DBM central office in San Miguel, Manila.

Pangandaman made the statement, as she touted that government agencies continue to meet and even exceed the minimum requirement for the 5 percent allocation of their respective budgets for GAD projects and programs.

She said public spending on initiatives aimed at empow...