NINETY-TWO percent of the national budget for 2021 has already been transferred to government agencies, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

DBM data showed that the government's allotment release for the first eight months of this year reached P4.14 trillion, accounting for 92.1 percent of the P4.50-trillion budget.

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