President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the funds are 'only sufficient to maintain what we're already doing, when in fact we have to do more'
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“We’re working on it to make sure that we will restore it. I do not want to line-item veto anything because that just gets in the way. So we’re still talking about it and trying to find a way,” Marcos said.of P10 billion in the DepEd Computerization Program , saying that it would widen the digital divide among students.
The DepEd saw a P12-billion cut in its 2025 budget after the bicameral conference last week, reducing its allocation to P737 billion from the President’s proposed P748.65 billion. In contrast, the Department of Public Works and Highways received nearly P289 billion more, raising its total allocation to a record P1.1 trillion.
“P12 billion is only sufficient to maintain what we’re already doing, when in fact we have to do more. So there you go, we have to figure that out,” he added.
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