THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released 98.1 percent of this year’s national budget as of the end of October.
Latest DBM data showed that P6.206 trillion of the P6.326-trillion spending plan has been released as of end-October, leaving P119.731 billion still to be disbursed.
While this year’s disbursements exceed the P5.931 trillion released in the same period in 2024, the rollout is slower, as last year’s budget had already been fully released by October.
Broken down, P4.018 trillion has been released under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which accounts for 95.4 percent of the program.
Line agencies, including those under the Executive, Congress, the Judiciary and constitutional commissions, received P3.553 trillion, or 96.5 percent of their P3.681-trillion allocation.
Meanwhile, special purpose funds reached P465.970 billion in releases, covering 88 percent of the P529.595-billion budget for these items.