Senator mulls realignment of some funds to finance education programs<br /><br />Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, Senate Basic Education Committee chairman, speaks to reporters during the Forum on the Philippine Participation of the 2022 Program for International Student Assessment of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at the Department of Education Headquarters in Pasig City on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Gatchalian said that they will try to realign some funds in the 2024 budget to finance key education programs such as the national learning program. He also said that "it is not fair" to blame Vice President Sara Duterte on the problems of Philippine education amid the PISA results.<br /><br />Video by Red Mendoza<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes <br />#tmtnews <br />#educationmatters <br />#philippines
