The 2016 Budget of DPWHReported by: Christine Liz JimeneaMPG 509: Fiscal Policy and National Development

President Benigno Aquino III on December 22, 2015 signed into law the P3.002 trillion national budget for 2016.

•The 2016 budget is the biggest national funding to date.

•This budget also caps the administration's record of enacting the budget in time for a perfect 6 straight times ( A budget re-enactment occurred at least 4 times during Arroyo’s decade-long rule).

•According to Abad, "It can be gleaned that for every P100 of the 2016 budget, around P64 will be spent on social and economic services. This clearly shows how the government is wisely investing on its people, with the foresightof supporting services that will keep serving their needs long into the future… ( Strategy of Inclusive Growth )

2011- 1.645 Trillion pesos (DAP Introduced)

2012-1.816 Trillion pesos2013- 2.006 Trillion pesos2014- 2.268 Trillion pesos2015- 2.606 Trillion pesos

2016- 3.002 Trillion Pesos

The People’s Budget in years under Pnoy:

GOVERNMENT’S 5 MAJOR GUIDEPOST/ OBJECTIVES for 2016:

• Anti-Corruption/ Transparent, Accountable and Participatory Governance•Poverty Reduction and Empowerment of the Poor and Vulnerable• Rapid, Inclusive and Sustained Economic Growth• Just and Lasting Peace and the Rule of Law• Integrity of the Environment and Climate Change Mitigation and Adoptation

Among those that received the highest allocations are:

Department of Education (DepEd) - P411.905 billion;Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - P384.287 billion; Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) P124.229 billion;Department of Health (DOH) - P123.510 billion;Department of National Defense (DND) - P117.521 billion;Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) - P110.816 billion;Department of Agriculture (DA) - P48.447 billion;State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) - P47.414 billion;Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) - P42.680 billion;and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) P28.492 billion.

Other notable inclusions in the budget were the P64 billion allocation for the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program and the doubling of the Vice President’s budget from P230 million to P500 million. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund was also allotted P38.9 billion.

The 2016 budget contains increased funding for thedifferent government agencies:.

• The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Fund was incorporated into the NDRRMF fundNDRRMF fund was increased to include the Yolanda Rehabilitation and ReconstructionFund.

6 Key Strategic Policies and Programs of DPWH:1.Good Governance Reform and Anti Corruption2.Better quality and safer national roads and bridges program3.Strategic convergence program4.Public Private Partnership Program5.Resiliency Program6.Flood Management

•DPWH will continue to implement its 15 year master plan for flood management. For2016 alone, the agency needs php 54.6 billion for flood mgt services. Using the ‘RiverBasin Approach’ to avoid political boundaries in flood control projects.

•DPWH converged with Project NOAH of DOST. People can now determine the behaviour of river basin.

MAJOR FINAL OUTPUT/ PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

2015 2016

MFO 1: National Road Network ServicesLength of National Roads Maintained

Length of National Roads Constructed

Length of unpaved roads pavedLength of bridges constructed

1,044 kms

1,934 kms

1,457 kms

17,736 kms

857.835 kms

1,431.359 kms

1,211.695 kms

18,273.390 kms

MFO2: Flood Management ServicesNo. Of Flood Control Structures and drainage system Constructed/Maintained 845 projects 970 projects

MAJOR FINAL OUTPUT/ PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

2015 2016

No. of Flood Control structures constructed/rehabilitated

119 120

MFO 3: Maintenance and Construction Services of other Infrastructures

Length of Access roads leading to airports constructed/ improved

... Seaports...

...tourist destinations...No.of septage& sewarage projects constructed

No.of rainwater collectors constructed

87 kms

92 kms784 kms

1 project

594 projects

83 kms

169 kms1,200 kms

26 projects

594 projects

1. NEDA: Philippine Development Plan 2011- 2016RESULTS MATRICES ( page 49)

2. DBM: National Budget Memorandum No. 124SUBJECT : BUDGET PRIORITIES FRAMEWORK FOR THEPREPARATION OF THE FY 2016 AGENCY BUDGETPROPOSALS UNDER TIER 2 OF THE TWO-TIER BUDGETING APPROACH (page 25)

3. SONA 2016

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National Expenditure Program 2016:

Sources:

NEDA- http://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/NEP2016/NEP-VOLUME%20II.pdf

DBM- http://www.dbm.gov.ph/wpcontent/uploads/Issuances/2015/National%20Budget%20Memorandum/NBM124_MARCH%2030,%202015%20-%20BUDGET%20PRIORITIES%20FRAMEWORK%20FOR%20THE%20PREPARATION%20OF%20THE%20FY%202016%20AGENCY%20BUDGET%20PROPOSALS%20UNDER%20TIER%202%20OF%20THE%20TWO-TIER%20BUDGETING%20APPROACH%20(1).pdf

DBM- National Expenditure Plan 2016http://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/NEP2016/NEP-VOLUME%20II.pdf