DepEd welcomes 2020 budget approval to fund programs boosting basic education quality 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Merlina Hernando-MalipotThe Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday commended the “early approval” of the 2020 budget, saying this will greatly help the agency’s programs “meet the challenge of quality” in basic education. “With the assurance of continued funding and its early approval, DepEd programs and projects for FY 2020 shall be implemented as planned,” Sevilla said. AdjustmentsMeanwhile, Sevilla said that as DepEd waits for specific details of the final GAA 2020, it “welcomes the significant increases” in funding for various DepEd programs. However, Sevilla decried the “decrease in funding” for the basic education inputs program, particularly for the new construction of school buildings.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 07, 2020 11:12 UTC