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Empowering the Nation Through Education

and Digitalization:

SECRETARY AMENAH F. PANGANDAMAN

Department of Budget and Management

SEAMEO INNOTECH Seminar Series

on Education, Innovation, and Technology

Quezon City | September 24, 2025

Key Reforms, Budget Priorities,

and Enabling Strategies

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Presentation Outline

Budget Allocations for Education and Digitalization

Key Reforms Transforming Public Service Delivery

Enabling Strategies for a Whole-of-Nation Approach

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Php 6.793 Trillion

FY 2026 National Expenditure Program

7.4%

y-o-y growth

22.0%

of GDP

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“

Photo source: Presidential Communications Office

Puspusan nating inaayos

at pinagaganda

ang ating sistema ng edukasyon. Sa lahat ng mga pinahahalagahan ng Administrasyon,

ito pa rin ang nasa rurok.

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. 4th State of the Nation Address Batasang Pambansa

July 28, 2025

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FY 2026 Budget for

Basic and Higher Education

Php 1.224 T

4.0% of the GDP

of which: *
Department of Education (DepEd)	Php 928.52 B
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)	Php 134.99 B
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)	Php 34.00 B
Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)	Php 20.24 B

*Also includes DILG-ECCDC, DOST-PSHSS, DSWD-Supplementary Feeding Program, SEF, and BARMM Education Budget

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FY 2026 Education Expenditures

PROGRAM	AMOUNT
School-Based Feeding Program	Php 11.8 Billion
Last Mile Schools Program	Php 3.0 Billion
Alternative Learning System	Php 645 Million
Basic Education Facilities	Php 28.1 Billion
DepEd Computerization Program	Php 16.45 Billion

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Php 15.39 Billion

32, 916

Teaching Positions

32, 268

Non-Teaching Positions

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FY 2026 Education Expenditures

PROGRAM	AMOUNT
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)	Php 134.99 Billion
Commission on Higher Education (CHED)	Php 34.0 Billion
of which:
Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education	Php 27.41 Billion
Student Financial Assistance Programs	Php 2.15 Billion
of which: Bagong Pilipinas Merit Scholars Program	Php 630 Million

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Hangad namin na maaprubahan ang budget na ito upang mabigyan ng katuparan

hindi lang ang ating mga plano, kundi ang mga pangarap ng bawat kabataang Pilipino.

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the Philippines joined the very high EGDI group

According to the United Nations E-Government Survey,

for the first time in 2024.

E-Government Development Index (EGDI)

E-Participation Index

89th to 73rd

80th to 49th

Source: UN E-Government Knowledgebase

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PFM Reforms Roadmap

IN A SNAPSHOT

11	Strategic Focus Areas
11	Outcomes

Interventions

Activities

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The DBM launched the

Budget and Treasury Management System (BTMS)

to improve resource allocation and allow real-time

monitoring of obligations and disbursements.

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KEY FINDINGS

The foundational elements of a child- responsive PFM are emerging at the national level.
It is recommended to institutionalize structures and systems for child-focused budgeting.

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New Government Procurement Act (NGPA)

The

harnesses the power of technology to streamline procurement processes, primarily by institutionalizing

procurement by electronic means.

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Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS)

This includes innovative features such as the eMarketplace

New Procurement Modality: Direct Procurement for Science, Technology and Innovation

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Open Budget Index Score of the Philippines

Source: internationalbudget.org

PH ranks No. 1 in Budget Transparency in Asia

under the PBBM Administration.

₇₅/ 100

Transparency

33/100 ^{Public Participation}

Budget Oversight

83/100

Source: www.internationalbudget.org

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Key Budget Documents

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DBM Budget Analytics Dashboard

NEP Budget Dimensions

National Expenditure Programs (NEP)

Local Government Support Fund

Reflected data are as of August 6, 2025

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The Philippines is now one of the countries in Asia

Photo source: Usec. Maria Francesca Del Rosario

that has adopted a

public blockchain infrastructure

to track government spending.

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We have been intensifying our monitoring efforts to ensure that every peso translates

to real and tangible outcomes.

Launch of Project DIME (Digital Information

for Monitoring and Evaluation)

Site Visits to Monitor Flood Control and Active Transport Infrastructure Projects

Launch of Budget ng Bayan Monitor (FY 2024 Agency Performance Review Report)

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Enabling Strategies

Open Governance Initiatives

Program Convergence Budgeting

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Program Convergence Budgeting

New PCB Programs

Ongoing PCB Programs

Building Early Growth through Integrated Nurturing

PCB on Public Financial

Management Systems

PAMANA Peace and Security Convergence Program

National Program on Population and Development

Tourism Development Program

Justice Sector Convergence Program

Risk Resiliency Program

Agricultural Development Program

PCB on Livelihood and

Employment

Zero Hunger Program

Pasig River Urban Development Program

Philippine Anti-Illegal Drugs Strategy

Water Resources Program

Export Development Program

PCB on the Sustainable Development Goals

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Sa bukás na pamamahala, ang boses ng mga Pilipino

ay napakikinggan—kaya nasisiguro natin na mas epektibo at makabuluhan ang pagbuo ng ating mga programa

sa edukasyon, digitalisasyon, at iba pa.

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Bawat budget, reporma, at istratehiya natin ay may iisang layunin: ang tiyakin na

may magandang kinabukasan ang ating mga

kabataan dahil

#BawatBukasMahalaga.

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