INAPRUBAHAN ng Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), na pinamumunuan ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, ang panukalang FY 2026 National Budget sa Php 6.793 trilyon, katumbas ng 22.0 percent ng gross domestic product (GDP).
Ito ay 7.4 porsiyentong pagtaas mula sa FY 2025 na badyet na Php 6.326 trilyon, na sumasalamin sa pangako ng pamahalaan sa pagpapaunlad ng inklusibong paglago ng ekonomiya habang pinapanatili ang disiplina sa pananalapi.
“Anchored on the theme, Nurturing Future-Ready Generations to Achieve the Full Potential of the Nation, the FY 2026 National Budget prioritizes human capital development by prioritizing investments in quality education, healthcare, and workforce upskilling,” sabi ni Secretary Pangandaman sa press conference kasunod ng 191st DBCC meeting.
“Complementing these are continued investments in the Build Better More Infrastructure Program and digital transformation, still aligned with the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023–2028,” dagdag niya.
Sinabi ng Budget Chief na sa simula, nakatanggap ang DBM ng mga panukalang budget ng ahensya na nagkakahalaga ng Php 10.101 trilyon. Gayunpaman, dahil sa limitadong pananalapi at sa pangako ng pamahalaan na unti-unting bawasan ang depisit sa pananalapi sa katamtamang termino, ang DBM ay nagsagawa ng mahigpit na proseso ng pagsusuri.
“With limited resources, we focused on prioritizing programs and projects that deliver measurable impact, aligned with our national goals, and are ready for implementation. We also carefully evaluated agencies’ absorptive capacity to ensure effective utilization of funds,” ayon kay Pangandaman.
Ang mga panukala sa ilalim ng Three-Year Rolling Infrastructure Program (TRIP) at ang Program Convergence Budgeting (PCB) framework ay binigyan din ng prayoridad, ayon sa Budget Chief.
“By nurturing future-ready generations through coordinated policy implementation and strategic investments, the government is committed to reducing poverty to single-digit levels, creating quality jobs, safeguarding macroeconomic stability, and ultimately achieving our Agenda for Prosperity in the Bagong Pilipinas—even amidst global uncertainties,” pagtatapos ng Kalihim at DBCC Chairperson.
Ang iminungkahing FY 2026 National Expenditure Program ay target na isumite sa Kongreso sa Agosto. (ZIA LUNA)