However, the MVUC law – Republic Act 8794 – has been amended, with its “menu” revamped and the multi-agency Road Board governing it abolished. “But when we buried the Road Board in the graveyard of unlamented agencies, we also pulled the plug on the provision earmarking percentage collections for road safety,” he said. He urged the government to now use part of MVUC collections for projects that will guarantee pedestrian safety near schools. “The lack of an institutionalized allocation for teachers’ supplies allowance makes their financial conditions more vulnerable,” Gatchalian said in his co-sponsorship speech of Senate Bill 1092 or the Teaching Supplies Allowance Act of 2019. “We tend to forget that teaching supplies are not often tallied like other items on education spending.

Source: Philippine Star November 16, 2019 16:00 UTC