More than half of 2026 budget disbursed–DBM

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has already disbursed more than half of the P6.793-trillion 2026 national budget as of the end of January. Data from the Status of Allotment Releases showed that the DBM released P4.251 trillion or about 62.6 percent of the budget. This leaves P2.542 trillion yet to be distributed. While