The House appropriations panel on Tuesday approved House Bill 4058 or the P6.7 trillion proposed budget for 2026 which realigned P255 billion of flood control program to various agencies, including P60-billion subsidy to Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as well as increase in social services fund.
This developed after the panel approved the motion by its chair, Nueva Ecija Rep. Mikaela Suansing, with 54 in favor, six against, and four abstentions.
The list of budget items where the P255 billion funding for flood control projects were realigned include:
P32.6 billion for Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations
P26.73 billion for Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients Program
P14.82 billion for Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD).
P8.9 billion for Farm-to-Market Roads
P8.69 billion for the Establishment/Repair/Rehabilitation of Post harvest facilities and Transportation Equipment
P7 billion for the Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk (P7,000 per beneficiary)
P6.6 billion for Tertiary Education Subsidy
P4.076 billion for Solar Powered Irrigation Program
P2.69 billion for Tulong Dunong Program
P2.5 billion for the Cybersecurity Information Infrastructure Development and Management
P2.4 billion for completion of legacy hospitals such as National Kidney and Transplant institute, Philippine Cancer Center, Philippine Children’s Medical Center, among others.
P2.4 billion for Deep Water Ports for Agri-Industrial Product
P2 billion for Construction/ Rehabilitation/ Improvement of Fish Ports
P1.5 billion for Cold Storage
P1.5 billion for National Irrigation System – Repair and Restoration of New
Irrigation Systems
P1. 5 billion for Communal Irrigation System – Repair and Restoration of
Pump Irrigation
P1 billion for the National Broadband Program
P1 billion for the Crop Insurance Program
P1 billion National Soil Health Program
P1.3 billion for Enhancing Sugar Production Project/Farm-to Mill Road
P1.4 billion for Massive Coconut Planting Program
P627.5 million additional funding for the Philippine Gradiometry and Seismic Survey Project (PGSSP)
P121 million for the Expansion of the Cybercrime Response Center (CRC)
P79.46 million for the funding requirements for the implementation of Konektadong Pinoy Act
P35 million to support the Department of Finance’s mandate under Republic Act No. 12022, or the Anti- Agricultural Sabotage Act
P30.5 million for the Expansion of the Cybercrime Complaint Center (C3)
P24.9 million for the Establishment of the Threat Monitoring Center (TMC)
P10 million for confidential fund of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
P10 million for the confidential fund of the Bureau of Customs, among others.
The realignments, Suansing said, were based on the funding request of the government agencies implementing the said programs, not the request of the lawmakers.
“Taken together, these allocations reflect not only the priorities of the government but also the aspirations of our people. With the reforms we instituted through the House Budget Review Amendments panel, we are assured that proposed amendments will be evaluated with transparency, consistency, and fairness,” she said.
“Our task ahead is to ensure that every peso appropriated in this ?6.79 trillion budget is invested where it matters most—uplifting lives, protecting communities, and securing our nation’s future,” she added.
