MANILA, Philippines --- The 2023 budget of the Department of Education (DepEd) got funding for its Special Education (SpEd) program and an increase in its Indigenous Peoples' Education (IPEd) program allocation. Initially, the SpEd had zero allocation under the DepEd budget as the IPEd had P53.35 million. But during the Senate plenary session on Monday, Sen. Risa Hontiveros inquired if the P150-million confidential fund of DepEd had been realigned to other programs such as SpEd or IPEd. Sen. Pia Cayetano, the budget sponsor, replied that DepEd had realigned its budget to fund SpEd and add an allocation for IPEd, among others, but it was not sourced from the confidential fund...
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