The Climate Change Commission, in collaboration with the Department of Budget and Management, conducts a two-day virtual orientation on Climate Change Expenditure Tagging in preparation for the Fiscal Year 2026 National Budget.
 

MANILA - The Climate Change Commission (CCC), in partnership with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), conducted the annual virtual orientation on Climate Change Expenditure Tagging (CCET) to promote fiscal transparency for the FY 2026 National Budget Preparation.

The orientation provided an overview of the CCET process, which enables the tagging of climate-related Programs, Activities, and Projects (PAPs). It emphasized CCET’s importance as a tool for tracking, monitoring, and reporting climate expenditures.

For the 2025 National Budget Call, 284 out of 370 national government agencies (NGAs), state universities and colleges (SUCs), and government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) participated in the CCET process.

These figures represent a 76% participation rate, an increase from 260 participants, or 71.43%, recorded for FY 2024.

Secretary Robert E.A. Borje, CCC Vice Chairperson and Executive Director, highlighted the growing engagement across government agencies.

This increasing participation underscores the deepening awareness of climate issues and fiscal accountability across public institutions, reflecting a nationwide commitment to climate-responsive governance,” Borje said, in a message delivered by Assistant Secretary Romell Antonio O. Cuenca, CCC Deputy Executive Director.

“CCET is a mechanism to ensure that every peso we invest is tracked, prioritized, and aligned with our National Climate Change Action Plan,” he added.

This emphasizes the importance of budget transparency and ensures that the government is accountable in how it tracks and tags climate-related expenditures, which aligns with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s agenda to promote open governance in the Philippines.

For FY 2025, the climate-tagged budget under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) has reached ₱1.156 trillion—equivalent to 18% of the total national budget. This record allocation highlights the country’s intensified investment in climate action and its continuing efforts to strengthen adaptation and mitigation strategies nationwide.

The CCET serves as a critical platform for aligning government programs with the National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP). By doing so, it reinforces a whole-of-government approach to building climate resilience and ensures that climate investments contribute to the country’s long-term strategic priorities.

The NCCAP outlines the country’s agenda for climate adaptation and mitigation from 2011 to 2028. It focuses on seven thematic priorities: food security, water sufficiency, ecological and ecological stability, human security, climate-smart industries and services, sustainable energy, and knowledge and capacity development.

DBM Assistant Secretary Mary Anne Z. Dela Vega highlighted the importance of this annual learning engagement in strengthening public financial management for climate change.

“This session provides us with a valuable opportunity to deepen our understanding of how we can more effectively track, manage, and report expenditures that are crucial for adapting and mitigating the climate crisis,” she said.

“Through effective expenditure tagging, we can closely demonstrate the government's commitment to addressing climate change, encompassing both adaptation efforts and mitigation strategies,” Dela Vega added.

Secretary Borje stressed the importance of ensuring that tagged projects reflect the country's climate priorities.

“It is important to identify the projects that we have and to make sure that they align with the policy of adaptation and mitigation. This way, we can ensure that every initiative contributes to building a climate-resilient future,” he said.

The two-day orientation, which included two sessions per day, gathered representatives from various NGAs, GOCCs, SUCs, and NCCAP stakeholders.

For more information on the CCC’s climate mainstreaming activities, visit www.climate.gov.ph and www.facebook.com/CCCPhl.