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THE 21ST City Council approved on second reading the ₱1.25-B Supplemental Budget 1 for 2026 during Tuesday’s regular session, May 26.

The committee on finance, ways & means and appropriations recommended approval of the FY 2026 Proposed Supplemental Budget No. 1 amounting to ₱1,253,541,058.86.

Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, committee chair, said the allocation of the SB1 prioritizes the

immediate needs of the city, such as social services and infrastructure projects.

Dayanghirang said for the first supplemental budget, the top priorities are the digitalization of the bus system and the procurement of a towing truck that can carry 10-wheeler trucks to address extra-large illegally parked vehicles.

The budget, which covers the General Fund Proper, Development Fund, and Economic Enterprises, was endorsed to the city council by Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte on May 18, 2026, and was referred to the committee after its First Reading on May 20.

The bulk of the funds, ₱811.37 million, came from surplus operations of calendar year 2025, while the remaining ₱442.16 million came from reversions of current and prior years’ appropriations under the General Fund Proper and Development Fund.

Under the proposed appropriations, the General Fund Proper accounts for the largest share at ₱891.65 million, with the City Administrator’s Office receiving the biggest allocation at ₱338.39 million, followed by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) at ₱336.68 million, and the City Mayor’s Office at ₱78.7 million.

Dayanghirang said the budget for CSWDO is intended to support the special sectors, such as the senior citizens, single parents, and persons with disabilities.

The councilor clarified that training and seminars of government offices are encouraged to be conducted in the city, following the controversial budget of CSWDO for training and seminars in 2024.

The Development Fund received ₱333.25 million, split between infrastructure projects at ₱133.25 million and non-infrastructure projects at ₱200 million for DC interim additional buses.

Under infra projects: environmental development, P15 million is allocated for the urban greening and cooling program of the city, and P34 million is earmarked for the construction of a landslide mitigation structure at the existing landfill in Brgy. New Carmen, Tugbok.

Meanwhile, the remaining development fund is for road concreting with drainage systems at DDF Village, Brgy. Mandug, Buhangin district, amounting to P21 million, and road concreting at Purok Galas, Sitio Bucana, Talomo district, amounting to P8.5 million.

The Economic Enterprises were allotted ₱28,632,809.00 covering the operations of markets, slaughterhouses, cemeteries, the DCRC/Almendras Gym, and Sta. Ana Port.

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

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