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DepEd admits slow pace of classroom construction in 2025; blames DPWH
The Department of Education (DepEd) acknowledged the slow progress of classroom construction in 2025, attributing the delays to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
DepEd cited DPWH's substantial workload, late validation and costing submissions, and leadership changes as reasons for the delays, resulting in only 22 classrooms completed under the 2025 Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF).
Despite these issues, DepEd and DPWH have completed 22,092 classrooms nationwide from July 2022 to July 2025, reducing the classroom backlog.
To expedite future projects, DepEd plans to push for flexibility in the 2026 budget, allowing implementation by entities beyond DPWH, including DepEd itself, local government units, the Armed Forces of the Philippines' engineering brigades, and through public-private partnerships.
DepEd will also launch an online classroom dashboard for public tracking and host a Classroom Summit on November 20 to enhance collaboration and transparency.
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