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Lacson: Keep education budget first
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson urged the Executive Branch to uphold the constitutional mandate of prioritizing education in the national budget.
Lacson cautioned the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) against enabling a potential violation of the 1987 Constitution regarding budget allocations.
He highlighted that for 2025, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) received a larger allocation of P1.007 trillion compared to the education sector's P977.6 billion.
Lacson reminded officials that the constitutional definition of the education budget encompasses the Department of Education (DepEd), State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
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