Budget season and BARMM
I LEARNED one big tip from a seatmate on the plane. Fold one's trash, such as plastic, so that the space it occupies can contribute to less garbage.
Budgeting latest news
Comelec poll budget P14B less than sought
THE budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the «superelection year» 2025 is P14 billion less than the poll body proposed.
Sara-led DepEd built just 3% of classroom target
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education under Vice President Sara Duterte finished building just 192 out of its target of 6,379 new classrooms in 2023, according to the Commission on Audit's report on the agency.
Press Release - EDCOM 2: DepEd to address teacher mismatch, quizzed on low utilization rate in House budget hearing
Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara indicated the department's plan to modify its hiring form to indicate the subject which prospective teachers will be assigned to. This is after a Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) report that 62% of teachers are handling subjects that they did not major in college.
Press Release - Transcript of Senator Risa Hontiveros press interview on the arrest of Alice Guo
SRH: Pwede siyang ibalik dito sa atin. Basta't ang sigurado namin at na-appreciate ko yung sinabi ng NBI, pagkatapos siyang i-process ng BI at nila ng NBI, ay ite-turn over siya sa atin dito sa Senado. Tulad ng naging proseso kay Sheila Guo.
Over P500B needed to build, repair classrooms – DepEd
THE Department of Education (DepEd) would need over P398 billion to build 159,202 classrooms to address the shortage in the country’s public education sector, and another P113 billion to repair 174,824 classrooms.
Rigged? Probe sought on P1.6 billion DepEd laptop bid ding
MANILA, Philippines — After being grilled last Monday by a House panel on its proposed budget for next year, the Department of Education (DepEd) may now have to brace for an investigation on alleged “rigged bidding” for laptops and other electronic devices when the department was still headed by Vice President Sara Duterte.