The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) used a simple bilao—a winnowing basket—to explain how the Marcos administration’s proposed ₱7.2 trillion 2027 national budget is allocated. Roughly half of the budget goes to salaries and pensions, more than 20% to infrastructure, and the remainder covering operating expenses, cash assistance, and the National Tax Allotment to local government units, DBM Undersecretary Mary Anne…
