The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliament has approved on third and final reading BARMM’s P114 billion budget for 2026.
Parliament members approved the budget unanimously on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) said the budget will be sourced from the annual block grant, national government subsidies, share in national taxes, fees and charges collected in BARMM, collections on regional taxes, and unutilized budget from previous years.
“The budget was not decreased. Some amounts were transferred to special purpose and contingency funds so ministries can still access them when the need arises and the requirements are complete,” Finance, Budget and Management Committee Chair Kitem Kadatuan Jr. was quoted as saying.
BTA added that education, health, infrastructure, and social services have the largest budget allocation.
The top 10 ministries and offices with the highest allocations are:
Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) – P26,491,916,338
Ministry of Health (MOH) – P8,615,776,937
Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) – P7,257,475,847
Ministry of Public Works (MPW) – P5,770,613,407
Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) – P4,960,489,111
Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) – P3,961,199,136
Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) – P2,037,769,002
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR) – P1,852,657,348
Ministry of Human Settlements and Development (MHSD) – P968,101,193
Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (MENRE) – P923,166,296
