{"id":258183,"date":"2020-06-16T08:13:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=258183"},"modified":"2020-06-16T08:13:25","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:13:25","slug":"palace-certain-to-find-budget-for-transistor-radios-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/16\/palace-certain-to-find-budget-for-transistor-radios-for-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace certain to find budget for transistor radios for students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a press briefing in Malaca\u00f1ang on July 19, 2018 TOTO LOZANO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang is confident that the government would be able to find a source of funding for the purchase of transistor radios to be used for distance learning in remote areas.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday that since face-to-face classes would be prohibited until a vaccine is developed, the Department of Education (DepEd) could use its budget for communication technologies in areas without access to televisions, cellphones, computers, and the Internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWala pa pong<\/em>\u00a0budget. I\u2019m sure\u00a0may pagkukunan po dahil wala naman tayong<\/em>\u00a0face-to-face classes (There\u2019s no budget yet but I\u2019m sure they can find a source of funds because we won\u2019t have face-to-face classes),\u201d he said in a virtual presser.<\/p>\n

Last month, Roque said the Palace might look into the possibility of asking Congress for an additional budget for the DepEd as schools are set to resume and adopt distance learning through online platforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cKung kinakailangan po ng<\/em>\u00a0extra budget,\u00a0hihingi po tayo<\/em>\u00a0(If there is a need for an extra budget, we will ask for it),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque explained that the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act or Republic Act 11469 does not have any provision that provides extra funding for the DepEd.<\/p>\n

He said the government is currently realigning funds in the existing PHP4.1 trillion budget for 2020.<\/p>\n

However, Roque said a supplemental budget could be requested once the Department of Finance identifies new sources of revenues.<\/p>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte, in a public address late Monday night, appealed to the public to give him until the end of the week to allocate funds for the purchase of transistor radios, which would be used by students in remote areas.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he is eyeing the purchase of transistor radios, which cost about PHP300, the cheapest ones they can find.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will try to come up with something in the next few days. Maybe before the end of the week, I would be able to look for the money.\u00a0Wala na tayong pera ngayon<\/em>\u00a0(We don\u2019t have funds now). I would look for the money to buy transistor radios to be distributed all throughout the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Education Secretary Leonor Briones vowed to work closely with local government units (LGUs) to ensure that students obtain learning modules from their respective barangays (villages).<\/p>\n

Briones also said she had discussed with local officials the government\u2019s plan to use local radio stations to broadcast lessons for students.<\/p>\n

The DepEd has set the opening of School Year 2020-2021 on August 24 while the end of the school year will be on April 30, 2021.<\/p>\n

Roque said there is still a chance for the school opening to change depending on the country\u2019s rate of infection.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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