A federation of teachers on Saturday slammed the “budget cut” in education amid the COVID-19 crisis - noting that more funds will be needed by schools this coming school year as the Department of Education (DepEd) implements its learning continuity program.
A federation of teachers on Saturday slammed the “budget cut” in education amid the COVID-19 crisis – noting that more funds will be needed by schools this coming school year as the Department of Education implements its learning continuity program.
“While the country grapples with a pandemic, the government chooses to injudiciously use scarce public funds, or so they claim, to buy weapons for killing instead of to save millions of lives,” called ACT Secretary General Raymond Basilio. “This money should be used to greatly improve social services such as health and education, especially as school opening plans roll out,” he added.
ACT furthered that the modernization package of Armed Forces of the Philippines – which merited the arms deal – “should be cancelled so resources are concentrated on fighting the raging pandemic, aiding millions of poor and displaced Filipinos, and preparing for the new normal.” ACT also noted that the cancellation of the upgrading of the state’s war machineries will be “crucial in fulfilling” the estimated P550 billion requirement of the DepEd to ensure health and safety measures like mass testing for the planned school opening. “Without such, the government will be putting to risk the lives of millions of children, teachers, and staff and consequently endangering public health,” Basilio said.
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