President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he is working to restore the budget of the Department of Education after Congress cut the agency's proposed 2025 budget by P12 billion. "I think it is contrary to all our policy direction when we talk about the STEM development of our educational sector and then the continuing development," he says. VIDEO BY CATHERINE VALENTE

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