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More government programs eligible for tax-deductible donations

Published Jun 2, 2025 12:00 am  |  Updated Jun 2, 2025 11:36 am
Amid tight fiscal space for public spending, the government has tripled the number of projects included in the list of priority programs where donors from the private sector can enjoy tax deductions.
In a May 22 addendum, the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev) included 12 more projects in the 2025 National Priority Plan (NPP), adding to the original six at the start of the year.
The additional projects are as follows: the National Commission for Culture and the Arts' (NCCA) Support to Climate Change Action and Disaster Resilience Project: A Cultural Recovery, Resiliency and Preparedness Program (CRRP)-based Workshop for Local Communities/Local Government Units (LGUs); the Department of Energy's (DOE) Electric Vehicle (EV) Research Center; also the DOE's Accelerated Implementation of Government Energy Efficient Projects (GEEPs); the Department of Health (DOH)-Health Facility Development Bureau's (HFDB) Development of Priority Specialty Centers; as well as Accelerating Malaria Control Towards Elimination by 2030 (Movement against Malaria), a project of the DOH together with Pilipinas Shell Foundation Inc. (PSFI).
From the Department of Agriculture (DA), four projects were added to this year's NPP: Project Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Activities of the National Organic Agriculture Program (NOAP); the Sugar Regulatory Administration's (SRA) Soil Rejuvenation and Fertilization of Sugarcane Farms with Low Productivity; and the National Dairy Authority's (NDA) Enterprise Assistance Through Equipment and Technology Support, as well as Milk Feeding Program.
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST), meanwhile, had an additional three projects in the 2025 NPP: the Science Education Institute's (SEI) Bukas Tuklas: Discovery Boxes in Science and Mathematics for Children; the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development's (PCHRD) Health Research and Development Information Network (HERDIN) On-tour; and the DOST Regional Office No. 6's Establishment of Regional and Provincial Innovation Hubs (iHubs).
The original 2025 NPP list included five projects from agencies attached to the DOST: the Philippine Science High School System's (PSHS) Research and Development Science Laboratories (RDSL); the SEI's Access to Resources and Innovations in Science Education (ARISE): 21st Century Learning Environment Model; the Technology Application and Promotion Institute's (TAPI) Invent School Program (ISP); as well as the Science and Technology Information Institute's (STII) Science and Technology Academic Research-Based Openly Operated KioskS (STARBOOKS), plus Continuing Operation and Broadcast of the DOST's Science and Technology Channel (DOSTv).
The Department of Education's (DepEd) Adopt-a-School Program (ASP) was also part of the original NPP for this year.
A circular issued in 2009 allowed the Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)—the forerunner of DEPDev—to add priority programs, activities, and projects to the yearly NPP "at any time during the taxable year."
The 18 government projects in the updated 2025 NPP are one project short of last year's total of 19.
Every year, the government seeks donations from the private sector for the annual NPP so it can reallocate public funds to other development initiatives.
Under the Tax Code, corporate and individual donors contributing to any activity, program, or project included in the NPP can fully deduct their monetary donations from their taxable income for the year the donation is made.
Donors can claim these deductions when filing their annual income tax returns (ITRs) in the following year.
To qualify, DEPDev issues a certification of inclusion in the NPP, allowing donors to avail of this tax incentive.

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