The Mabalacat City budget for next year just breached the ₱3-billion mark, with a big chunk of it going to so-called general public services.
In a media interview with Harapin Ang Bayan PH, Vice Mayor Jun Castro said that the budget for next year totals to ₱3,104,700,000 — a seven percent increase from the ₱2.875 billion allocation for 2026.
He disclosed details of the budget under his transparency and accountability advocacy, a battlecry he has set since the 2025 elections. Castro is presiding officer of Sangguniang Panlungsod which is mandated to hear and approve the LGU budget.
A lion’s share of ₱2.138 billion or 69.5 percent of the total will go to General Public Services.
The City Government has also allocated for the following:
- ₱270.376 million for Economic Services
- ₱244.611 million for Health, Nutrition and Population Control
- ₱287.914 million for Social Services
- ₱45 million for calamity fund
- ₱40.5 million for barangay assistance; and
- ₱50.502 million for debt servicing
The biggest source of funds will be from the National Tax Allotment amounting ₱1,000, 667, 254. The other sources include the following:
- Gross Income Earned from Clark locators (P632,248,000)
- Pagcor Share (P631,380,000)
- Ched, Unifast, capitalization (P116,700,000)
- Local Tax Revenue (P575,402,000)
- Non Tax Revenue (P84,468,000)
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