The government s primary focus on education will continue, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said, as it allocated a budget of P924.7 billion to the proposed 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP).
As mandated by the 1987 Constitution, the education sector will retain the highest budgetary priority next year with the biggest allocation amounting to P924.7 billion under the 2024 National Expenditure Program (NEP). In his budget message, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said the 2024 allocation for the education sector, which…
A party-list representative has added her voice to calls to restore the P560-million budget allocation for children with special needs in the proposed 2023 national budget under the Department of Education (DepEd).
Ako llocano Ako Party-list Rep. Richelle Singson (Photo from Singson’s office)
The Department of Education admitted that the exclusion of funds for special education (SPED) needs in the national budget is a "recurring circumstance."
No budget was allocated for special education (SPED) in 2023 after the Department of Education (DepEd) failed to provide sufficient documentation for its request, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday.To address this issue, DepEd spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said “internal adjustments” will be made within the agency to fund SPED.