The proposed budget for 2026 of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) has been increased by P170 million, the office’s newly appointed spokesperson, Ruth Castelo, announced on Wednesday.
The OVP initially proposed a budget of P733 million for 2026, but the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) increased it to P803.6 million.
Following another request from the OVP, this amount was further raised to P903 million.
Castelo added that the OVP will not be requesting any confidential funds for the upcoming year: “No confidential funds. We didn’t request any. If they want to give, they want to give.”
The OVP expressed confidence that Congress will approve its budget request of P903 million for next year.
Castelo has since assured stakeholders that OVP officials will attend budget hearings in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
