House defends P10-billion DepEd budget cut for 2025

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House defends P10-billion DepEd budget cut for 2025
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The House of Representatives stood firm on slashing the budget of the Department of Education for 2025, citing delayed procurement under its computerization program.In a statement on Sunday, 1-Rider Party-list Representative Rodge Gutierrez responded to Education Secretary Sonny Angara's dismay over the P12-billion cuts which, he said, would affect the agency’s computerization program.

Congress cannot turn a blind eye to these issues” he added.Citing the Commission on Audit’s report, Gutierrez noted that DepEd only disbursed P2.075 billion of its P11.36 billion 2023 budget for information and communication technology equipment.He added that the September budget hearing revealed that 12,022 laptops for teachers and 7,558 for non-teaching personnel remained undelivered in by end of 2023.

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