Angara sets expectations: Not all 24,000 classrooms will be built in 2026MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara tempered expectations on Tuesday, January 6, over the government's classroom construction target for 2026, saying not all 24,964 classrooms with allocations in the national budget will be completed within the year. "We don't expect all of those 24,000 to be constructed in 365 days," Angara told reporters at a Malacañang press briefing. Perennial delays in classroom construction have made budget carryovers a regular feature of DepEd’s infrastructure program. But DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon has told DepEd he wants to be conservative, eyeing just 2,000 classrooms instead, the DepEd secretary explained. "We still have to settle with Secretary Vince and DPWH how many of the 24,000 they can actually construct," Angara said.

Source: Philippine Star January 06, 2026 10:05 UTC