THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said funds for education under the P6.352 trillion 2025 national budget amounts to P977.6 billion, equivalent to 15.4 percent of the National Expenditure Program (NEP).
Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said the allocation is based on the Philippine Development Plan 2023 to 2028 which aims to promote and strengthen the country’s human capital development through heavy investment in education, health, and social protection.
“As mandated by the Constitution, the education sector [composed of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges, Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority] will remain a top priority with a total budget of P977.6 billion,” Pangandaman said.
“This proposed budget is higher than the sector’s P968.9 billion allocation in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA),” she added.
The budget will support programs of the DepEd Philippines (DepEd), including the MATATAG Agenda for Basic Education, the DBM noted.
Higher allocations will also be provided for other vital education programs, such as the School-Based Feeding Program.
“Access to quality education will also be at the forefront of the government’s education agenda through the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education and the Education Assistance and Subsidies,” Pangandaman said.
