Congress urged to ensure full passage of DepEd’s P961.3-B budget

MANILA, Philippines — A civil society organization has called on the Congress to protect and ensure the full passage of the P961.3 billion budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) for 2026. The DepEd budget is part of the proposed P6.7-trillion national budget for next year recently approved at the bicameral conference committee level. Congress