With a little over three months left until the end of 2021, the government has yet to disburse about ₱192 billion in appropriations classified as "For Later Release" or FLR, in this year's national budget. Marikina 2nd District Representative Stellq Quimbo (Teacher Stella Quimbo/Facebook)...
In order to cover the needs of the education sector amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a teachers’ group on Tuesday, Sept. 14, called for bigger funding as Congress deliberated the proposed budget for the Department of Education (DepEd) for next year. Photo from ACT As the House...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has urged state economic managers to reconsider allocating huge funds for the security sector for next year amid the “skyrocketing” national debt and a growing budget deficit. Drilon said he is dismayed at the negative growth in the social services sector...