Infographic: 10 agencies with largest 2016 budget allocation

MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations is set to start its deliberations on the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016 on Monday.

The Department of Education remains as the government agency with the highest budget allocation of P435.9 billion, an increase from its P377.7 billion budget in 2015.

The Department of Public Works and Highways ranks second with P394.5 billion followed by the Department of National Defense with P172.7 billion.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) are the only agencies which saw a decrease in their budget.

The budget allocation for the DOTC decreased from P59.4 billion in 2015 to P49.3 billion in 2016. The DSWD's budget dropped from P108.3 billion in 2015 to P104.2 billion in 2015.