EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara said over the weekend that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had found a way to restore the P10 billion peso fund that was removed from the 2025 budget for the Department of Education's (DepEd's) computerization program.
EDUCATION Secretary Sonny Angara said over the weekend that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had found a way to restore the P10 billion peso fund that was removed from the 2025 budget for the Department of Education's computerization program.In an interview over state-run PTV-4 on Friday, Angara said that when the president heard about the P10 billion cut in the DepEd's computerization program, he texted him at 3 a.m. because he felt 'sleepless' when he heard about the cut.
Angara did not specify the 'solution' but only said the programs would continue this year despite the funding cut.He said about 800,000 gadgets would be procured this year after the economic managers restored the P10 billion funding for DepEd's digitization program, noting that the program would also involve the department's tie-up with Khan Academy to aid students in their learning through the Khanmigo application.
Found To Restore P10B Deped Cut Angara
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