THE 21ST City Council approved the proposed Supplemental Budget No. 2 amounting to P881,074,646.71 on Thursday, Dec. 4.
Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said SB No. 2 covers the General Fund Proper, the Development Fund, and the city’s Economic Enterprises.
In his report, Dayanghirang, chairperson of the committee on finance and appropriations, considered SB 2 “very essential and urgently needed” in sustaining the programs and projects.
The General Fund Proper will have the largest share, at P786,216,154.41, followed by the Development Fund with P83,691,820.97 and Economic Enterprises (operation of markets) with P11,166,671.33.
The City Environment and Natural Resources Office received the largest allocation at P407,930,000, equivalent to 51.89% of the General Fund.
Dayanghirang said this will fund the environmental and sanitary services of the office, such as procurement of 20 10-wheel garbage compactor trucks, three bulldozers, two hydraulic excavators, and one three-wheel cargo motorcycle for garbage collection.
Meanwhile, the City Social Welfare and Development Office will receive P211,140,980, or 26.86% of the General Fund.
Dayanghirang said this will support social preparation activities involving indigenous peoples, senior citizens, Persons with Disabilities, solo parents, Overseas Filipino Worker families, children in need of special protection, out-of-school youth, and other socially disadvantaged groups.
On the other hand, the City Engineer’s Office will receive a P108,246,500, representing 13.77% of the entire general fund proper.
From this fund, P16 million will be utilized to procure a wheel loader, and the rest is intended for infrastructure projects.
Other offices under the General Fund to receive augmentation are the City Mayor’s Office, Public Safety and Security Office, Sangguniang Panlungsod Office, City Administrator’s Office, Davao City Housing Office, General Services Office, City Accountant’s Office, City Assessor’s Office, City Legal Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, City Health Office, and City Agriculturist Office.
The P11,166,671.33 allocated under Economic Enterprises is specifically for the Agdao Public Market.
The SB2 will be sourced from the surplus of CY 2024 operations, totaling P617,035,493.92, consisting of the General Fund Proper with a budget of P605,868,822.59 and Economic Enterprises (operation of markets) with P11,166,671.33.
Another source is reversion of appropriations, totaling P264,039,152.79, consisting of the General Fund Proper in the current year and the Development Fund with prior years sourced from the General Fund Proper Transfer and the 20 percent development fund.
The 2024 surplus constitutes 70.03% of the total sources of funds, while the remaining 29.97% comes from the reversion of current and prior years’ appropriations
