DOJ, attached agencies seek P40-B budget in 2026

The Department of Justice (DOJ), including its attached agencies, has a proposed budget of P40.9 billion for 2026, only slightly higher than its budget of P39 billion under the General Appropriations Act in 2025.

Under the National Expenditure Program (NEP), the Office of the Secretary has an allocated budget of P10.5 billion. 

This was divided to P8.5 billion for personnel services, P1.5 billion for maintenance and other operating expenses, and P415 million for capital outlays.

Meanwhile, the Bureau of Corrections received the next highest allocation with P10 billion, followed by the Public Attorney’s Office with P6.4 billion.

Aside from this, P5 billion was allocated for the Bureau of Immigration and P3 billion was allocated to the National Bureau of Investigation.

The Land Registration Authority, the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, the Office of the Solicitor General, the Parole and Probation Administration, the Presidential Commission on Good Government, and the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution received a budget of less than P2 billion each.

Last week, the Department of Budget and Management submitted the P6.793-trillion NEP to the House of Representatives. 

The legislative body, holding the “power of the purse,” is now set to start deliberating on the proposed budget allocations set by the executive branch for 2026 after the submission of the DBM. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA Integrated News