CoA faults DPWH, DepEd amid school building backlog
COA reports that the DPWH completed only 4,817 of 14,267 targeted public school classrooms from 2021 to 2025, leaving nearly 9,000 unfinished amid construction…
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Legarda pushes bill combating overcrowded schools
The measure sets a standard class size of 35 learners and establishes a strict cap of 50 students per classroom.
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Solon wants flood-control funds for classrooms
A lawmaker urged the government to redirect part of the proposed P107.4 billion flood control budget to classrooms, citing the Philippines’ 160,000-room…
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Angara seeks dedicated centers for school days protection
Education Secretary Sonny Angara warned that repeated weather disruptions and the use of classrooms as evacuation centers could worsen learning gaps, calling…
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DepEd says 24,000-classroom target on track
The Department of Education is confident it can deliver 24,000 classrooms by 2028, highlighting thousands of completed classrooms, new teaching positions, and…
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ACT urges higher pay, more classrooms
Cordillera public school teachers are calling for higher salaries, more classrooms, additional personnel, and increased education funding as they urge the…
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166K classroom gap dogs Marcos’ SoNA: Whatever happened to 40,000 pledge?
School officials said the buildings were declared unsafe within four years because of alleged substandard construction.
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Room‘s softest — yet loudest — voice
The issue is whether an official accused of betraying the public trust should project business as usual.
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