2017

4%
11%

40%
17%

28%

Social Services Economic Services General Public Services Debt Burden Defense

Top 10 Departments
Department Budget Allocation
1. Department of Education Php 568.4 B
2. Department of Public Works and Highways Php 467.7 B

3. Department of the Interior and Local Php 149.4 B

Government
4.Department of National Defense Php 137.4 B
5.Department of Social Welfare and Php 137.4 B
Development
6. Department of Health Php 98.4 B
7.Department of transportation Php 55.7 B
8.Department of Agriculture Php 45.9 B
9.Department of Environment and Natural Php 27.3 B
Resources
10. Department of Finance Php 23.2 B
Analysis

The budget for 2017 is Php 3.35 Trillion and allocated in the different services.
The Social Services Sector got the Highest Budget in the year 2017. the Social
Services Sector includes : The Department of Education, Department of
Health,and Department of Social Welfare and Development. Consistent with the
government’s commitment to invest more in human capital they allocated most of the
budget in services that can improve life and living conditions.

The Economic Services also got the second highest budget in the year 2017 The
economic Services include the Department of Agriculture, Department of
Transportation and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Second the Government allocated budget on departments that can increase and
produced more materials use for production. Allows the mobility of goods,services
and people. With these it can sustained economic growth and development of a
nation.

The General Public Services got the third spot in the Allocated budget in the
year 2017. The General Public Services Include the Department of Public Works
and Highways, Department of Interior and Local government.

The government also allocated budgets on infrastructure development which is

the Build, Build, Build program of the current administration that will help to increase
in productivity, create jobs,increase income and reduce poverty. And also to
enhance the services of the Local Governments.It also increased increased to support
the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, criminality and terrorism.Hire more
personnel and purchase more guns and patrol vehicles to intensify its suppression of
criminality.
Debt burden is also one of the Priority of the 2017 national budget. And Lastly
 Defense. In order to protect the people Defense had been one of the priority of
the budget in 2017.

2018

4%
10%

38%

17%

31%

Social Services Economic Services General Public Services Debt Burden Defense

Top 10 Departments
Department Budget Allocation
1. Department of Education PhP672.4 B
2. Department of Public Works and PhP637.9 B
Highways
3. Development of the Interior and PhP 170.8 B
Local Government
4. Department of Health PhP167.9 B
5. Department of National Defense PhP149.7 B
6. Department of Social Welfare PhP141.8 B
and Development
7. Department of Transportation PhP66.3 B
8. Department of Agriculture PhP53.5 B
9. Autonomous region in Muslim PhP33.1 B
Mindanao
10. Department of Environment and PhP24.9 B
Natural Resources

Analysis:

The 2018 national budget is 12% higher than last year's budget, that primarily
support infrastructure development and free education in state universities and
colleges, universal health care, free irrigation

The social services sector remained the highest budget allocation in the year
2018. the Social Services Sector includes : The Department of Education,
Department of Health,and Department of Social Welfare and Development and
also the Department of education remained as the top priority. This is primarily
driven by spending on education and health care as well as social welfare, . This is
consistent with the 2017 national budget and the government’s aims of developing the
country’s most important resource - its people.
 The Economic services got the second highest allocation. This sector
include the Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation and the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The government also
focuses on the improvement of transportation such as railway infrastructure and
land public transportation program and also enhancing Agricultural productivity and
land reforms will lessen or eradicate the growing disparity among the rich and the
poor.

The General Public Services got the third highest budget in 2018. The General
Public Services Include the Department of Public Works and Highways,
Department of Interior and Local government.

In this sector it focuses on the modernization of infrastructure,Investment in

Infrastructure are seen to boost economic activity. Modernization of infrastructure is
evident in the government campaign build,build,build. As well as improve transport
system for Filipinos.

Defense also remained a priority of the 2018 national budget. Military

Modernization is one of the focus of budget allocated under defense wherein it entails
new weapons and military technology.
 2019

5%
11%

38%

19%

27%

Social Services Economic Services General Public Services Debt Burden Defense

Top 10 Departments
Departments Budget Allocation
11. Department of Education PhP665.1 B
12. Department of Public Works and PhP465.2 B
Highways
13. Department of the Interior and Local PhP230.4 B
Government
14. Department of National Defense PhP186.5 B
5. Department of Social Welfare and PhP177.9 B
Development
6. Department of Health PhP168.5 B
7. Department of Transportation PhP69.4 B
8. Department of Agriculture PhP49.7 B
9. The Judiciary PhP39.5 B
10 .Bangsamoro Autonomous Region PhP32.3 B
(Includes LGUs under ARMM)
Analysis

The 2019 National Budget is 10.1% higher than in 2018. the Social Services
Sector includes : The Department of Education, Department of Health,and
Department of Social Welfare and Development. The top priority of the 2019
National Budget remain on the investment of Human Capital and still the top
department that got the highest allocation is the department of education in which it
covers the rehabilitation of educational facilities, that have been destroyed due to
some natural calamities. Improvement of Public Tertiary education as well as
Scholarship grants and free tuition promoting Education for all.

The Economic Services in this Sector it includes the Department of

Agriculture, Department of Transportation and the Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. It will address the need for efficient and comfortable mass
transport systems all over the country to ease the lives of Filipino commuters. It is
seen to be evident in the improvement of railway system. The budget allocated I in the
Economic Sector is also intended to promote agricultural productivity and improve
the lives in rural areas.

The General Public Services Include the Department of Public Works and
Highways, Department of Interior and Local government. The government
continued to sustain the budget for General Public Services in the pursuant of the
Buid, Build, Build campaign. To strengthen local governance and government
services for the people.
 Conclusion:

The government is being wise in spending the budget in Sectors in which all
of its people are going to be benefited and in sectors in which the economy will
grow.

Recommendations

1. The government should allocate more of its budget on the Agricultural Sector
Agriculture makes its contribution to economic development in following ways: By
providing food and raw material to non-agricultural sectors of the economy, by creating
demand for goods produced in non-agricultural sectors, by the rural people on the
strength of the purchasing power and if the economy faces depression industrial
production can be stopped or reduced but agricultural production continues as it
produces basic necessities of life. Thus, it continues to create effective demand even
during adverse conditions of the economy.
 2. The government must also give focus on Tourism because it does not only
contributes to economic activity but it can also generate more employment and
revenues.

3. The government must also continue to enhance the services of the local
government units.

4. The government must also enhance primary health care services for adults
with intellectual disabilities.

5. The government must also focus on biodiversity protection and conservation of

environment.