A CONGRESSMAN said on Sunday that the failure of the Department of Education to use up its P11.36 billion budget for computerization in 2023 prompted the House of Representatives to cut the allocation by P10 billion next year. 1-Rider Rep.
A CONGRESSMAN said on Sunday that the failure of the Department of Education to use up its P11.36 billion budget for computerization in 2023 prompted the House of Representatives to cut the allocation by P10 billion next year.
“This isn’t just inefficiency—it’s negligence,” Gutierrez stressed. He added that DepEd’s failure to deliver on its mandates justifies Congress’s decision to reallocate funds,” he said. “While it’s unfortunate that Secretary Sonny inherited the problems and scandals left behind by his predecessor, Vice President Sara Duterte, he knows that the law is clear: unused funds must be accounted for before new allocations can be made. Now that he’s education secretary, he should focus on fixing DepEd’s internal mess instead of crying foul about budget decisions,” he said.
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