DBM Press Release
To fulfill President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s aspirations to support and empower Filipino migrant workers, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) allocated a total of P10.2 billion to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) in 2026.
The amount is part of the Social Services sector fund, which gets the largest share in the proposed national budget for next year.
"We affirm our enduring commitment to protect the most vulnerable sectors of our society through the P227 billion budget for the Social Services sector in 2026. Of this amount, P223.4 billion will be allocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and P10.2 billion to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), among others," President Bongbong Marcos said in his Budget Message.
Included in the P10.2 billion proposed budget for DMW is the provision for the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) amounting to P3.5 billion.
“We will continue to support the important programs of the DMW to assist and protect the welfare of our kababayans. Kasama po dito ang pondo para tuluy-tuloy ang ahensya sa pagbibigay ng tulong, lalo na sa mga distressed OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) at kanilang pamilya,” DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman meanwhile said.
Under the FY 2026 National Expenditure Program, the Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFW na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) Fund will receive P1.2 billion to provide comprehensive assistance to OFWs. This program covers the legal, medical, financial, and other essential support services, such as repatriation, shipment of remains, evacuation, rescue operations, and other similar interventions aimed at safeguarding the rights and welfare of Filipino nationals abroad.
The Support for the Emergency Repatriation Program will also receive P1.3 billion for next year.
“Importante po para sa ating mahal na Pangulo ang bawat buhay ng ating mga kababayang OFW. Kaya sisiguruhin natin na may sapat na pondo ang mga programang ito para laging handang umagapay at sumaklolo ang gobyerno sa oras ng pangangailangan,” Sec. Amenah said.
Other notable projects of the DMW that were given allocations in the NEP are the Workers Auxiliary Support Program, which will get P109 million, while the provision for Alagang OWWA will receive P142 million. Meanwhile, P497 million has been allotted to the OFW Hospital to sustain care and support services for OFWs and their families.
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DBM Press Release
12 September 2025
Sa Bagong Pilipinas, mga Bagong Bayani Mahalaga
DBM, naglaan ng P10.2 bilyon para sa DMW para tulungan, protektahan ang mga Filipino migrant workers
Upang tuparin ang mithi ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. na suportahan at palakasin ang mga Filipino migrant worker, naglaan ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng kabuuang P10.2 bilyon sa Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) para sa taong 2026.
Ang halaga ay bahagi ng pondo ng Social Services sector, na makakakuha ng pinakamalaking bahagi ng panukalang national budget para sa susunod na taon.
"We affirm our enduring commitment to protect the most vulnerable sectors of our society through the P227 billion budget for the Social Services sector in 2026. Of this amount, P223.4 billion will be allocated to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and P10.2 billion to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), among others," ani President Bongbong Marcos sa kanyang Budget Message.
Kasama sa P10.2 bilyong panukalang budget para sa DMW ang probisyon para sa Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) na nagkakahalaga ng P3.5 bilyon.
“We will continue to support the important programs of the DMW to assist and protect the welfare of our kababayans. Kasama po dito ang pondo para tuluy-tuloy ang ahensya sa pagbibigay ng tulong, lalo na sa mga distressed OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) at kanilang pamilya,” pahayag naman ni DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman.
Sa ilalim ng FY 2026 National Expenditure Program, makatatanggap ang Agarang Kalinga at Saklolo para sa mga OFW na Nangangailangan (AKSYON) Fund ng P1.2 bilyon para magbigay ng comprehensive assistance sa mga OFW. Sakop ng programang ito ang legal, medical, financial, at iba pang kailangang support services, gaya ng repatriation, shipment ng mga labi, evacuation, rescue operations, at iba pang katulad na mga intervention na layong pangalagaan ang karapatan at kapakanan ng mga Filipino national sa ibang bansa.
Makatatanggap din ang Support for the Emergency Repatriation Program ng P1.3 bilyon sa susunod na taon.
“Importante po para sa ating mahal na Pangulo ang bawat buhay ng ating mga kababayang OFW. Kaya sisiguruhin natin na may sapat na pondo ang mga programang ito para laging handang umagapay at sumaklolo ang gobyerno sa oras ng pangangailangan,” sinabi ni Sec. Amenah.
Ang iba pang notable projects ng DMW na nabigyan ng alokasyon sa NEP ay ang Workers Auxiliary Support Program, na makakakuha ng P109 milyon, habang ang probisyon para sa Alagang OWWA ay makatatanggap ng P142 million. Samantala, P497 milyon naman ang inilaan para sa OFW Hospital upang mapagpatuloy ang pagkalinga at support services para sa mga OFW at sa kanilang pamilya.
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