Manila, July 1 -- The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the release of over PHP3.627 billion to support the government's push for rural electrification, in line with the Marcos administration's goal of achieving total electrification by 2028.

Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman approved the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the Strategized Rural Electrification and Operational Reliability program of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the DBM said in a news release Tuesday.

"Of this amount, based on their report, NEA will be able to cover the energization of 1,752 sitios and five barangays under the 2025 subsidy," Pangandaman said.

Of the total amount, PHP3.439 bill...