“As of now, of course, it was announced by Chairman Zaldy Co that the confidential funds ng OVP and DepEd would be scrapped but with all honesty, we continue to study, chop other funds of different agencies.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1838808/10-agencies-secret-funds-chopped-to-boost-wps-guardians-budget-quimbo

At around one-fourth of the digitalization budget, DepEd received the highest allotment, with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) following, respectively.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1834177/fwd-deped-gets-lions-share-of-digitalization-funding

Based on data from the DepEd, the department received P633.32 billion in 2022, which is 80.32 percent of the budget allocated for the education sector.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1749330/legit-or-deceptive-call-to-hire-35000-teachers-per-year-not-new

DepEd added that on November 22, they instituted legal proceedings before the Regional Trial Court to recover learning materials that are still in Transpac’s possession.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1875759/fwd-deped-on-undistributed-learning-materials

DepEd to present the current state of PH education through BER 2023 on Jan.

Source: https://mb.com.ph/2023/01/14/deped-to-launch-education-agenda-to-address-challenges-in-ph-basic-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deped-to-launch-education-agenda-to-address-challenges-in-ph-basic-education

DepEd Undersecretary Michael Poa said the opening of classes would not be deferred in the face of the escalated hostilities between the two cities concerning the ownership of the schools.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1817884/deped-classes-in-schools-entangled-in-taguig-makati-row-to-start-aug-29

In an interview over SMNI on Tuesday, Duterte recalled a discussion with his daughter about the controversial proposed confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd).

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1844946/duterte-to-sara-say-secret-funds-to-be-used-vs-communists-in-congress

The DepEd chief also cited the late President Manuel Quezon’s Open-Door Policy that enabled thousands of Jewish refugees to seek temporary refuge in the Philippines, which embodies the Filipinos’ kindheartedness.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/01/27/deped-joins-intl-holocaust-remembrance-day-cites-essence-of-cultivating-value-of-social-justice/

“The reiterations of our demands were in direct reaction to the recent DepEd pronouncements about soliciting for foreign and private funding for classroom construction, and hiring of new teachers.

Source: https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2023/03/28/247278/how-teachers-group-reacted-to-depeds-nice-try-remark/