Philippines’ Education Department Faces Funding Scrutiny Amid Disaster Recovery Needs

Philippine education officials are defending against allegations of misusing secret funds for youth programs while simultaneously requesting additional budget allocations to repair storm-damaged schools and expand mental health services.

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3 witnesses: No DepEd secret funds used for YLS – prosecution

MANILA, Philippines — No confidential funds from the Department of Education (DepEd) were released to military units for Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) activities in 2023, Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong, House prosecution spokesperson, pointed out in a press conference on Wednesday. The summit activities were cited, however, in DepEd’s liquidation report. According to Alonto Adiong, the three

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Philippines’ Education Department Faces Funding Scrutiny Amid Disaster Recovery Needs

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