The proposed 2027 national budget cuts funding for school buildings by 64%, slashes the school-based feeding program by 55%, reduces textbooks and instructional materials by 66%, and completely zeroes out the human resources for health program—all while allocating ₱58 billion in discretionary presidential assistance to local governments with no development plan, Caloocan City 2nd District Representative Edgar “Egay” Erice said Tuesday. Erice…
