Manila, April 25 -- Antique has a PHP56.27 billion annual investment program (AIP) for 2026, approved by the provincial development council on Thursday.

The AIP will be submitted to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial council) for approval, Antique Provincial Planning and Development Officer Bienvinido Nallos Jr. said in an interview on Friday.

The AIP contains the priority programs, projects and activities (PPAs) for the next fiscal year and their detailed resources.

A big chunk of the program was for PPAs for municipal local government units (MLGUs) worth PHP32.98 billion and social services with PHP12.2 billion.

"Aside from the MLGUs PPAs, the social services sector has been given the biggest chunk of the budget for the provin...