According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), the Department of Education's (DepEd) P150 million secret cash request for its 2024 budget has formally been withdrawn by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte.
The statement was made on November 9 during discussions on the proposed national budget for the upcoming year by budget sponsor Senator Pia Cayetano.
Duterte is respectfully asking, according to Cayetano, "that the funds be realigned to the National Learning Recovery Program instead."
According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), Duterte's equally contentious request for a P500 million secret allocation for next year was abandoned earlier by the Office of the Vice President.
