THE Senate assured that the government will continue to support the education sector which was given the highest allocation under the proposed P5.768 trillion 2024 budget.

Voting 21-0-1, the senators approved in the third and final reading House Bill 8980 or the proposed 2024 national budget.

In his sponsorship speech, Senate Committee on Finance chairman Juan Edgardo Angara said they approved the proposal for the increased allocation for the school-building program of the Department of Education.

“Kasama rin diyan ang dagdag na inirekomenda ni Senior Vice Chairperson Pia Cayetano sa ilalim ng Government Assistance at Subsidies ng DepEd para maimplimenta ang Senior High School Voucher Program na magbibigay ng oportunidad para sa ating kabataan na pumasok ng Senior High School nang libre o nang may mas mababang gastusin,” Angara said.

Angara stressed that they added allocation to the Educational Service Contracting Program for Private Junior High Schools and scholarships for State Universities and Colleges.

The Senate also added funding for financial assistance for students in SUCs and Tulong Dunong under the Commission on Higher Education.