00:00The Department of the Interior and Local Government asks for P332.5 billion for its 2027 budget,
00:07with the biggest share going to the Philippine National Police at P242 billion.
00:12This is indicated in the 2027 National Expenditure Program, which is the administration's proposed budget.
00:18In 2026, the DILG received a budget of P308.2 billion, with the PNP getting the largest share at P225
00:26.8 billion,
00:27followed by the Bureau of Fire Protection at P36.2 billion and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology at
00:34P31.3 billion.
00:36But the DILG and the PNP drew heavy public criticism in April over the Safer Cities Initiative in Metro Manila,
00:42which later spread nationwide with arrests over minor offenses, including those of minors.
00:47It drew flack from human rights groups who called the policy anti-poor and a misuse of taxpayers' money.
00:53For the coming fiscal year, the DILG is looking to increase the PNP's appropriation by at least 15 billion pesos,
00:59with the majority going toward its Crime Prevention and Suppression Program.
01:03Here's how much agencies under the DILG expect to receive under the proposed budget.
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