Education

DepEd's 2027 budget consolidation reduces transparency and oversight

The Amplify Education Budget Initiative warned that DepEd's 2027 budget proposal consolidates previously separate line items—including voucher programs, inclusive-education funds, and school-building money—into a single Central Office pool, reducing transparency and congressional oversight. The consolidation, which involves a P3 billion cut to voucher programs, obscures how funds are allocated to different learners and shifts decision-making from transparent formulas to officials' discretion during an election cycle.