General Appropriations Act
GENERAL INTRODUCTION

This volume is submitted to assist Congress in the review and deliberation of the proposed national budget for the legislation of the annual appropriations measures for the next fiscal year. It contains the details of the government's proposed program and is presented into two parts, namely: Part I - National Government Budget, and Part II - Budgets of the three (3) Energy Corporations.
The FY 2003 Budget Program
The total proposed expenditure program for FY 2003 amounts to P804.2 Billion, computed on an obligation basis, as presented in Table I below and in Annex A.
Table I
Summary of Appropriations and Obligations of the National Government, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
PARTICULARS 2001
(Actual)
2002
(Adjusted)
2003
(Proposed)
APPROPRIATIONS      
New General Appropriations

538,109,780

575,123,728

605,232,559

Automatic Appropriations

200,983,422

215,795,979

253,243,321

Continuing Appropriations

51,626,226

35,858,634

 
Supplemental Appropriations

13,350,268

   
Total Available Appropriations

804,069,696

826,778,341

858,475,880

Less: Unused Appropriations/
Unobligated Allotments

96,976,612

56,973,611

54,275,880

TOTAL OBLIGATIONS

707,093,084

769,804,730

804,200,000

Out of the P804.2 Billion budget proposal, an amount of P605.2 Billion of new General Appropriations is proposed for enactment in FY 2003. This includes P54.3 Billion of Unprogrammed Appropriations which will be provided as standby authority to be released only when revenue collections exceed revenue targets.
By Departments/Special Purpose Funds
The proposed P804.2 Billion expenditure program is allocated among the various departments and special purpose funds as follows:
Table II
Summary of Obligations and Proposed New Appropriations, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
 
OBLIGATIONS
 
PARTICULARS 2001
(Actual)
2002
(Adjusted)
2003
(Proposed)
2003 Appro-priations (Proposed)
Departments and Agencies

376,500,526

378,495,427

357,457,275

335,624,682

Special Purpose Funds

330,592,558

391,309,303

446,742,725

269,607,877

TOTAL

707,093,084

769,804,730

804,200,000

605,232,559

The top five (5) departments which would get the largest allocation out of the proposed national budget are the Department of Education, P104.4 Billion; Department of Public Works and Highways, P51.6 Billion; Department of Interior and Local Government, P44.4 Billion; Department of National Defense, P42.5 Billion; and Department of Agriculture, P19.0 Billion.
Under the Special Purpose Funds, proposed provisions for Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization Program and the Allocation to Local Government Units amount to P20.1B and P147.2 Billion respectively. A separate Special Purpose Fund is also included to cover entitlements of retired/separated employees. These benefits are now consolidated under the Pension and Gratuity Fund, for which the amount of P28.6 Billion is proposed.
The details of the budgets of Departments and Special Purpose Funds are presented in Summary Tables II-1 and II-2 and Annex B.
Summary Table II-1
Summary of Obligations and Proposed New Appropriations by Department, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
 
OBLIGATIONS
DEPARTMENTS 2001
(Actual)
2002
(Adjusted)
2003
(Proposed)
2003
Appropria-tions (Proposed)
Congress of the Philippines

4,412,905

4,359,344

4,358,857

4,197,837

Office of the President

2,841,025

3,179,045

2,682,304

2,652,786

Office of the Vice President

61,641

80,713

80,713

78,642

Agrarian Reform

6,008,986

1,739,534

1,734,420

1,593,508

Agriculture

3,796,242

4,390,694

3,315,246

3,117,921

Budget and Management

623,043

434,991

421,421

398,989

Education

97,470,588

103,296,919

104,409,275

96,234,860

State Universities and Colleges

15,351,770

17,006,532

16,773,816

15,626,129

Energy

493,992

518,189

1,545,830

509,348

Environment and Natural Resources

7,017,046

6,850,280

6,515,867

6,002,356

Finance

6,289,358

6,504,510

6,620,196

5,453,547

Foreign Affairs

4,774,088

4,507,592

4,464,076

4,428,503

Health

10,747,737

11,959,580

11,424,446

10,940,704

Interior and Local Government

43,204,664

45,642,820

44,456,055

44,087,831

Justice

5,010,676

5,057,071

5,108,899

4,787,431

Labor and Employment

4,298,975

4,996,967

4,525,492

4,351,604

National Defense

58,782,349

60,375,090

42,542,006

42,412,102

Public Works and Highways

55,104,927

48,336,015

51,584,245

46,903,125

Science and Technology

2,567,684

2,914,909

2,661,843

2,566,247

Social Welfare and Development

1,812,029

2,201,371

2,097,066

2,051,093

Tourism

712,197

917,638

1,074,694

1,052,892

Trade and Industry

2,083,459

1,877,204

2,000,000

1,936,271

Transportation and Communication

12,048,204

12,204,137

9,855,722

9,432,032

National Economic and Development Authority

1,484,680

1,682,871

1,945,260

1,862,421

Office of the Press Secretary

858,449

847,337

809,175

767,409

Other Executive Offices

5,897,930

5,485,087

4,254,258

3,244,542

Joint Executive-Legislative Council

3,895

3,000

2,000

2,000

The Judiciary

7,433,798

7,651,214

7,611,626

7,145,520

Civil Service Commission

535,869

520,279

503,734

471,736

Commission on Audit

4,095,042

3,980,329

3,951,696

3,651,271

Commission on Elections

4,414,891

2,879,516

1,854,951

1,767,666

Office of the Ombudsman

436,681

481,517

476,623

453,239

Commission on Human Rights

208,315

210,676

210,066

196,868

Autonomous Regions

5,617,391

5,402,456

5,585,397

5,246,252

GRAND TOTAL

376,500,526

378,495,427

357,457,275

335,624,682

Table II-2
Summary of Obligations and Proposed New Appropriations by Special Purpose Funds, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
 

OBLIGATIONS
2003 Appro-priations (Proposed)
SPECIAL PURPOSE FUNDS
2001 (Actual)
2002 (Adjusted)
2003 (Proposed)
Budgetary Support to Government Corporations

17,125,159

13,400,560

10,747,350

4,234,000

Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Program

15,871,923

19,495,318

20,107,583

18,599,257

Allocation to Local Government Units

122,733,343

139,378,671

147,237,023

147,234,800

Area Development Assistance Fund

28,133

36,885

23,000

15,084

AFP Modernization Program  

5,000,000

   
Agrarian Reform Fund  

6,120,356

5,901,689

5,757,776

Calamity Fund  

800,000

800,000

800,000

Contingent Fund  

800,000

800,000

800,000

DepEd-School Building Program  

2,000,000

2,000,000

2,000,000

Foreign Assisted Projects Support Fund  

200,000

-
-
General Fund Adjustments  

100,000

-
-
International Commitments Fund  

776,263

776,263

776,263

Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund  

5,444,378

3,000,000

3,000,000

National Unification Fund  

97,372

97,372

97,372

Organizational Adjustment Fund  

50,000

-
-
Priority Development Assistance Fund  

5,677,500

3,377,500

3,377,500

Pension and Gratuity Fund    

28,639,945

28,639,945

Debt Service Fund - Interest Payments

174,834,000

191,932,000

223,235,000

-
Unprogrammed Fund      

54,275,880

GRAND TOTAL

330,592,558

391,309,303

446,742,725

269,607,877

By Nature of Expenditure
As presented in Table III, overhead expenses ratio to total budget has shown a downtrend from 8.5% in FY 2001 to 6.2% in FY 2002 and 3.4% in FY 2003. The rest of the allocation goes to Support to Agency Operations and Operations which shows a 34.9% allocation in FY 2003 compared to 2001 and 2002 shares of 37.5% and 36.3%, respectively.
The implementation of foreign assisted projects showed a marked improvement in FY 2002. On this basis, a higher provision of P44.4 Billion is proposed for FY 2003.
The percentage of the 2003 budget going to the so-called "unproductive uses" (Net Lending & Interest Payment) increased from 25.9% of the national budget in FY 2002 to 28.5% for FY 2003.
Table III
Summary of Obligations, By General Overhead/Line Operations/Project, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
PARTICULARS
2001
2002
2003
Amount

% Distri- bution

Amount

% Distri- bution

Amount

% Distri- bution

I. PROGRAMS

325,213,877

46.0

327,303,134

42.5

308,526,337

38.3

General Administration
and Support

59,739,282

8.5

47,667,911

6.2

27,308,344

3.4

Support to Operations

20,555,753

2.9

15,880,003

2.0

13,839,507

1.7

Operations

244,918,842

34.6

263,755,220

34.3

267,428,486

33.2

II. PROJECTS

203,101,207

28.7

243,085,036

31.6

266,938,663

33.2

Locally-Funded

163,010,361

23.0

201,769,167

26.2

222,488,540

27.7

Foreign-Assisted

40,090,846

5.7

41,315,869

5.4

44,400,123

5.5

III. NET LENDING

3,944,000

.6

7,484,560

1.0

5,500,000

.7

IV. INTEREST PAYMENT

174,834,000

24.7

191,932,000

24.9

223,235,000

27.8

GRAND TOTAL

707,093,084

100.0

769,804,730

100.0

804,200,000

100.0

By Expense Class
In terms of expense class, the P804.2 Billion proposed budget shall be distributed as follows: P275.6 Billion or 34.3% for Personal Services; P449.5 Billion or 55.9% for Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses; P73.6 Billion or 9.2% for Capital Outlays and the remaining balance of P5.5 Billion or .6% is for Net Lending. The amounts presented in Table IV for Capital Outlays are exclusive of the twenty percent (20%) of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of the Local Government Units which shall be utilized for development projects as mandated under the Local Government Code.
Table IV
Obligation by Object Major Expenses Class, FY 2001-2003
(In thousand pesos)
PARTICULARS
2001
2002
2003
Amount

% Distri- bution

Amount

% Distri- bution

Amount

% Distri- bution

Current Operating
Expenditure
           
Personal Services

247,665,401

35.0

265,497,027

34.5

275,577,322

34.3

Maintenance and Other
Operating Expenses

380,690,465

53.8

413,720,725

53.7

449,470,951

55.9

Sub-total

648,355,866

88.8

679,217,752

88.2

724,998,273

90.2

Capital Outlays

74,793,218

10.6

83,102,418

10.8

73,651,727

9.2

Net Lending

3,944,000

.6

7,484,560

1.0

5,500,000

.6

GRAND TOTAL

707,093,084

100.0

769,804,730

100.0

804,200,000

100.0

Section 1. Appropriation of Funds
The following sums, or so much thereof as mat be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury of the Philippines not otherwise appropriated, for the operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January 1 to December 31, 2003, except where otherwise specifically provided herein :
BUDGETS OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ATTACHED CORPORATIONS
Section 2. Approval of Annual Budgets of Corporations Under R.A. No. 7638.
Pursuant to Section 13, Chapter III of Republic Act No. 7638, the FY 2003 annual budgets of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), the National Power Corporation (NPC) and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) are hereby approved as follows:
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