{"id":12989,"date":"2014-06-01T15:52:36","date_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=12989"},"modified":"2014-06-01T15:52:36","modified_gmt":"2014-06-01T07:52:36","slug":"public-education-is-free-of-charge-says-malacanang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/06\/01\/public-education-is-free-of-charge-says-malacanang\/","title":{"rendered":"Public education is free of charge, says Malacanang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — Malacanang said that public education remains free and no charges will be imposed to prevent anyone from enrolling and returning to school.<\/p>\n

\u201cIginiit ni Kalihim ng Edukasyon Brother Armin Luistro ang istriktong pagbabawal ng pagsingil ng kahit ano mang halaga o kontribusyon,\u201d said Presidential Communication Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in an press briefing aired on Sunday over radio station dzRB Radyo ng Bayan<\/p>\n

\u201cIto ay para tiyakin na walang magiging balakid sa pagtanggap at pagpasok ng lahat ng Pilipinong kabataang nasa ganap na edad para mag-aral,\u201d Coloma continued.<\/p>\n

The 2014-2015 class will begin on June 2, with an estimated 26 billion students from public and private schools going back to their respective schools.<\/p>\n

The Communication Secretary said President Benigno S. Aqunio III is committed in upholding the Constitutional mandate that education must be one of the priorities in the national budget.<\/p>\n

For the 2014 national budget, the Department of Education has a total appropriation of P335.4 billion, which is one of the highest allocation for the year.<\/p>\n

\u201cNang pumasok ang administrasyong Aquino noong taong 2010, ang kabuuang budget ng DepEd ay 195.9-bilyong piso. Samakatuwid, mula noon hanggang ngayon ay tumaas ang budget nang mahigit sa 71 porsyento,\u201d explained Coloma.<\/p>\n

He also added that that Philippine National Police has mobilized policemen to ensure the safety of the students when they return to school on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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