ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro, a senatorial candidate in Eleksyon 2025, proposes allocating 6% of the country's GDP to education, double the current budget, to address widespread shortages. Castro also calls for scrutiny of the Office of the President's confidential and intelligence funds, highlighting their allocation and urging transparency.
ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro will push for the allocation of 6% of the country’s gross domestic product to the education sector if she's elected as senator in Eleksyon 2025.This, as the senatorial aspirant cited the “perennial” problems in the education sector which she said are currently being addressed by the teachers on their own.
Intelligence fundConsistent with her call to abolish the confidential and intelligence funds allocation, Castro also said that the secret funds of the Office of the President should be scrutinized too.“Kalahati ng confidential and intelligence funds ay nasa Office of the President. Sa P10 billion na ‘yan may P4.20 something doon. Yan din dapat talagang matingnan kung pano ginagamit ng Office of the President,” she said.
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