The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) backed a proposal to realign P250 billion worth of flood control allocations for the construction of
The Department of Budget and Management backed a proposal to realign P250 billion worth of flood control allocations for the construction of classrooms and other education sector needs.
“As long as the Department of Education can fully utilize the added allocation for the construction of classrooms, that would be okay,” she added. “The President has indicated that flood control projects are a possible source of corruption, and yet the 2026 NEP includes over P250 billion in flood control projects while the provision for new classrooms is at P13 billion,” Leviste said.
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