AROUND 92.1% of the national budget had been released by the end of June, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said.
In its Status of Allotment Releases report, the DBM said it released P5.83 trillion of the P6.326-trillion budget.
The DBM said P500.65 billion remains undistributed.
The pace of releases is slightly ahead of the 91.8% rate posted at the end of June 2024.
Of the total released, 94% or P3.45 trillion went to government agencies. Special Purpose Funds accounted for 62.3% or P329.71 billion.
The Department of Public Works and Highways received P1.11 trillion or 96.7% of its P1.09-trillion allotted funds.
Automatic appropriations amounted to P1.90 trillion, the DBM said.
These included P1.03 trillion for the National Tax Allotment, P636.02 billion for interest payments, P83.42 billion for the Block Grant, and P75.96 billion for government agencies’ retirement funds and life insurance premiums.
Unprogrammed appropriations worth P72.13 billion were also released.
Economic managers have proposed a P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026, up 7.4% from the actual P6.326-trillion budget in 2025.
This is equivalent to 22% of gross domestic product.
The proposed 2026 National Expenditure Program is targeted for submission to Congress by August. — Aubrey Rose A. Inosante
