PROGRAM EXPENDITURE CLASSIFICATION (PrExC)

2018 DOH Budget Structure

About PrExC
What is PrExC?
It entails restructuring an agencys budget by grouping all
recurring activities & projects under programs
It also provides performance indicators (outputs &
outcomes) for every program
Why PrExC?
(1) To reflect programs & sub-programs in the budget
(2) To better manage finances & produce better results
(3) To standardize & make the budget more understandable,
(4) To improve the Performance-Informed Budgeting

Transition to the New Budget Structure

OLD STRUCTURE PREXC STRUCTURE

Programs and Activities are now linked to the Organizational Outcomes (OO)
Line Items (Activities), Locally Funded Projects (LFPs), and Foreign-Assisted Projects (FAPs) are grouped
under its respective sub-program/program and organizational outcome
Reduced Budget Line Items from 43 to 38 (excludes PhilHealth)

General Administration and Support

MFO No. 1 : Health Sector Policy Services Support to Operations
OO No. 1 : Access to Promotive and Preventive Health
MFO No. 2 : Technical Support Services Care Services Improved

MFO No. 3 : Hospital Services OO No. 2 : Access to Curative and Rehabilitative

Health Care Services Improved
MFO No. 4 : Health Sector Regulation Services OO No. 3 : Access to Safe and Quality Health
Commodities, Devices and Facilities Ensured
OO No. 4 : Access to Social Health Protection Assured

Significant Changes
A. SOME FUNDS ARE POOLED

Line Item Central Office Regional Office

Health Sector Research Development 2% of Central 2% of LHSDA
Research Office Line Items1

Training Human Resource for Health and 3% of Central 3% of LHSDA

Institutional Capacity Management Office Line Items

Health Promotion 5% of Central 5% of LHSDA

Health Promotion Office Line Items

1 Except DPCB funds

B. NEW LINE ITEMS CREATED
(1) Operations of National Reference Laboratories Funds were previously drawn from sub-allotments to
Reference Laboratories from some Public Health line items.

(2) Health Sector Research Development Funds were previously drawn from the 2% share of the
different central office line items

C. COMMODITIES ARE SEPARATED FROM THE LINE ITEMS OF THE

PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM
Specific Public Health Program line items such as TB Control, Rabies Control, National Immunization, Family Health,
Elimination of Diseases, Other Infectious Diseases, and Environmental & Occupational Health are purely commodities.

All remaining Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses except commodities were transferred to the Public
Health Management line item. This includes policy, training, health promotion among others.

COMMODITIES ONLY
HRH
National
TB Control Deployment
All Immunization
Regional Elimination of Family Health
Diseases Health Facilities
Offices Enhancement
Environmental and
Rabies Control Program
Occupational Health

Other Infectious Non-Communicable Epidemiology

Diseases Diseases & Surveillance

D. BREAKDOWN OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT LINE ITEM

Personnel Services
11% Grand Total:
PhP 474M
PhP 4,622,610,000
Technical Assistance Public Health
& Research Program Expenses
PhP 171 M 4%
76%
Trainings &
2% PhP 3.59 B
Workshops
PhP 72 M

Health Promotion 7%
PhP 315 M

Particulars Amount
Regional Offices MOOE 1.8 B
Family Health, Nutrition, and Responsible Parenting 533 M
TB Control 503 M
Elimination of Diseases (Malaria, Schistosomiasis, Leprosy, &
Filariasis) 332 M
Prevention and Control of Other Infectious Diseases 178 M
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 130 M
Environmental and Occupational Health 51 M
Administrative Support (i.e. Office expenses, Job Order/Professional
Services, Monitoring, Travelling expenses) 34 M
Rabies Control 33 M
E. LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUNDS FOR
REGIONAL OFFICES CHANGED

LHSDA Fund is broken down into several line items:

Support to
Support to Operations
Operations
The LHSDA under PrExC shall fund the
LHSDA
following activities:
Public Health Management
Local Health
1 Assistance to Local Investment
Health Promotion Planning for Health
System
Development 2 Fixed Tranche, Variable Tranche, and
Health Sector Research Development
and Assistance Performance-Based Incentives
(LHSDA) Health Emergency Preparedness and
Response 3 Support to DOH Representatives
Human Resources for Health and
Institutional Capacity Management 4 Other Local Systems Development-
Related Activities
Support to
Regional Health Support to Regional Health
Regulations Regulations

2018 NEP Budget Line Items Affected by Budget Restructuring

Due to the changes in the 2018 budget structure (PrExC), certain Budget Line Items have significantly
decreased but only because of integration of certain funds in other line items intended for public health
management, health research, training, health promotion, medical assistance program, and operations of
national reference laboratories.

Budget Line Items Transferred to

Public Health Management
Local Health Systems Development and Assistance
(Regional Breakdown)
Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases
Family Health, Nutrition and Responsible Parenting
Elimination of Diseases Public Health Management
TB Control (Central Office)
Prevention and Control of Other Infectious Disease
Environmental and Occupational Health
Operations of National Reference
Laboratories; Health Sector Research
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Development; Human Resources for Health
and Institutional Capacity; Health Promotion
Health Sector Policy and Plan Development Health Sector Research Development
Operation of DOH Regional Hospitals and Other Health
Facilities Assistance to Indigent Patients
Operation of DOH Hospitals in Metro Manila

For queries or concerns, contact the

Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau Health Planning
Division at
(02) 651-7800 ext. 1327 / 1331