PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the government was remedying what he described as a 'suboptimal' 2025 national budget.
The president told reporters in Burauen, Leyte, he and his Cabinet were looking at tapping savings to restore cuts in the approved National Expenditure Program (NEP).
REDUCED BUDGET President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Jan. 16, 2025 pushes for substantial allocations for key programs of the Department of Education (DepEd) as the agency reveals the reduction in its budget for 2025 could worsen the country’s problem on teacher shortage. PHOTO COURTESY OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE