PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. wanted to “recast” the budget for the education and health sectors, incoming Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said.

“Mayroong isang mahalagang ibinilin si President-elect Bongbong Marcos, ‘yung reviewhin at saka i-recast ‘yung budgets ng different departments, kung puwede mangyari na iukol ang available government resources doon po sa may kinalaman sa health… education,” he said.

“Kasi parang mayroong negative na lumalabas na marami raw hindi marunong sumulat, magbasa tsaka kaunting arithmetic,” he added.

In the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment, the Philippines was ranked worst in reading comprehension among 79 countries and economies.

Laguesma said that incoming government officials also discussed the significance of teaching good manners.

“Dinagdagan pa ‘yan sa pulong na dapat mayroon ding good manners and right conduct para naman ma-develop din ‘yung ‘ika nga ay kahandaan at ‘yung pagiging moral fiber ng society natin ay tumatag,” he said.