Pangasinan: The provincial government of Pangasinan has allocated a PHP8.3-billion annual budget for 2026, marking an increase from this year's PHP7.1-billion budget. The budget was approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, and Vice Governor Mark Ronald Lambino highlighted that the increase is attributed to a higher national tax allocation (NTA) and enhanced local income, particularly from economic enterprises.

According to Philippines News Agency, the NTA is expected to rise from over PHP5.89 billion in 2025 to PHP6.67 billion in 2026, as indicated by the comparative data report. Vice Governor Lambino stated that a substantial portion of the budget will be allocated to social services, including healthcare, agriculture, and education, with social services receiving over PHP3.9 billion.

Public Services are set to receive PHP2.9 billion, while Economic Services have been allocated PHP1.5 billion, as outlined in the 2026 Annual Investment Program's priority projects. The budget also covers infrastructure development, with plans to upgrade and add facilities to hospitals such as the Umingan Supercommunity Hospital and Alcala Community Hospital.

The 2026 budget includes General Fund Appropriations, addressing Personal Services, Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE), Capital Outlay, and Special Purpose Appropriations (SPA). It also accounts for the anticipated classification of 14 provincial hospitals and Pangasinan Polytechnic College (PPC) as local economic enterprises, with PPC continuing to receive subsidies from the provincial government.