MANILA, Philippines- Naglaan ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng halos P1 trillion o 15.4% sa panukalang P6.352-trillion national budget for fiscal year (FY) 2025 para sa sektor ng edukasyon.
Sa isang kalatas, sinabi ni Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman na ang paglalaan na ito sa susunod na National Expenditure Program (NEP) ay isinagawa habang nagpapatuloy ang edukasyon bilang top priority ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“As mandated by the Constitution, the Education Sector [composed of the Department of Education, State Universities and Colleges, Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority] will remain as top priority with a total budget of P977.6 billion,” ayon sa Kalihim.
“This proposed budget is higher than the sector’s P968.9 billion allocation in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA),” aniya pa rin.
Sinabi pa ni Pangandaman na susuportahan ng alokasyon ang mga programa ng Department of Education (DepEd), kabilang na ang MATATAG Agenda para sa Basic Education.
Ang mas mataas na alokasyon ay ibibigay naman sa ibang mahahalagang programang pang-edukasyon gaya ng School-Based Feeding Program.
Samantala, “access to quality education will also be at the forefront of the government’s education agenda through the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education and the Education Assistance and Subsidies,” ayon pa rin kay Pangandaman. Kris Jose
