2019 NATIONAL BUDGET

Building a Bright Future for the Philippines and Its People

The PhP3.662 trillion National Cash Budget for 2019,

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which is 10.1% higher than its 2018 cash equivalent
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of PhP3.324 trillion, starts a new chapter in the

Philippine Budgeting System. As the country’s first
10.1% PhP3.662 T ever cash budget, it will only fund implementation-
PhP3.324 T ready programs and projects in 2019—clearly
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have a bright future.
2018 Budget 2019 Cash Budget
(Cash Equivalent)

Budget Dimensions by Sector Budget Dimensions by Expense Class

PhP1,418.9 B
PhP1,138.1 B
37.6%
26.5% 19.4% PhP703.7 B
PhP401.0 B

Social Services Economic Services General Public Maintenance

PhP1,377.8 B PhP970.3 B Services and Other
PhP710.9 B Personnel
Operating Capital
Services
Expenses Outlays Financial
11.3% 5.2% Expenses

Debt Burden* Defense

PhP414.1 B PhP188.6 B
*Includes Net Lending Note: Figures may not add up due to rounding off.

Top 10 Recipients

1 2 3 4 5

Education Department Department Department Department

(Including DepEd, of Public Works of the Interior and of National of Social Welfare
SUCs, CHED, TESDA)
and Highways Local Government Defense and Development1/
PhP665.1 B
PhP465.2 B PhP230.4 B PhP186.5 B PhP177.9 B

6 7 8 9 10

Department Department Department The Judiciary Bangsamoro

of Health of Transportation of Agriculture PhP39.5 B Autonomous Region
(Including PHIC’s Budget) PhP69.4 B PhP49.7 B (Includes LGUs under ARMM)
PhP168.5 B PhP32.3 B

Includes budget of the Land Bank of the Philippines for the Unconditional Cash Transfer Program
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 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2019 BUDGET
Through the country’s first cash budget, the Administration continues its promise of helping all Filipinos achieve
a strongly rooted, comfortable, and secure life by funding the following key priority programs and projects:

Infrastructure Development PhP816.2 B Build, Build, Build Program for 2019

DPWH Of which: DOTr Of which:

PhP95.3 B PhP13.0 B
Network Development Program PNR North I (Tutuban-Malolos)

PhP45.5 B PhP4.7 B
Asset Preservation Program Subsidy for Mass Transport (MRT3)

PhP24.3 B PhP2.9 B
Bridge Program Mindanao Railway Project

Education Of which: Health Of which:

DepEd PhP531.6 B PhP67.4 B

Implementation of the Basic Educational Facilities National Health Insurance Program
Program; creation of teaching and non-teaching
positions; provision of educational assistance PhP15.9 B
Health Facilities Enhancement Program
SUCs PhP68.3 B
Operations and improvements of public tertiary PhP15.4 B
education institutions
Purchase of drugs, medicines, and vaccines
for government facilities
CHED PhP52.4 B
Grant of scholarships and financial assistance; PhP12.4 B
implementation of the Free Higher Education Human Resources for Health Deployment Program2/
Program

TESDA PhP12.6 B PhP7.5 B

National Health Immunization Program
Provision of skills-based courses and trainings to
help Filipinos, especially out-of-school youths Budget is lodged under the Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund (PhP3.8 billion)
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and the DOH (PhP8.6 billion).

Social Protection Food Security Secure and Peaceful Nation

Of which: Of which: Of which:

Pantawid Pamilyang Support to Farmers Department of
Pilipino Program PhP89.8 B and Fisherfolk3/ PhP19.2 B National Defense PhP186.5 B

Unconditional Cash Philippine National Police PhP173.5 B

PhP37.6 B Farm-to-Market Roads4/ PhP10.2 B
Transfer Program
The Judiciary PhP39.5 B
Social Pension for Indigent Rice Competitiveness
Senior Citizens PhP23.2 B PhP10.0 B
Enhancement Fund
Department of Justice PhP22.9 B
Supplementary Feeding
PhP3.5 B National and Communal
Program PhP9.4 B
Irrigation Systems

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Includes allocations for the National Programs of the Department of Agriculture Produced by the Department of Budget and Management
and the Credit Facilities Program Budget Information and Training Service
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Inclusive of locally-funded projects only www.dbm.gov.ph