Government records higher budget utilization in October

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December 4, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — The national government slightly raised its cash allocation releases to state departments by 2.5 percent and subsequently recorded a higher implementation rate, according to the Department of Budget and Management.

The latest notice of cash allocation (NCA) utilization showed that budget releases went up slightly to P4.15 trillion from January to October, compared to the P4.05 trillion released in the same period last year.

On the other hand, utilization rate stood at 94.4 percent as of end-October, close to the 94 percent recorded in the same period last year, indicating more efficient spending performance and a stronger pace of budget execution.

This means that out of the total budget releases, around P3.92 trillion has been utilized by agencies, while about P230.29 billion remains unspent as of the reporting period.

NCAs are issued by the budget department to government servicing banks, allowing agencies to access funds for their programs and projects to ensure timely implementation.

A high utilization rate shows efficiency in executing government programs and projects, reflecting effective use of allocated funds.

Line departments, or those that directly implement public service programs, received nearly 74 percent of the budget releases amounting to P3.07 trillion as of end-October. No department recorded a full 100-percent utilization rate.

The Commission on Audit and the Department of Migrant Workers posted the highest utilization of the released budget at 99.5 percent rate. It is followed by the Department of Foreign Affairs at 98.3 percent and the Judiciary at 98.2 percent utilization.

For agencies with the least utilization rate of budget, the Department of Energy recorded the lowest at 59.2 percent, followed by the Commission on Elections at 66.2 percent and the Office of the President at 67.5 percent.

The remaining P1.08 trillion is allocated to state-run firms, which include the government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), as well as the allocation to local government units (LGUs) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority.

Allocation released to LGUs reached P977.51 billion, while budgetary support for GOCCs reached P102.12 billion.