The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) or “Pisay” is seen to endure over P200-million minimize in its funds in 2024 based mostly on the appropriations submitted by the Department of Budget and Management to Congress.
The slash — from P2.94 billion in 2023 to P2.7 billion in 2024 — will have an effect on infrastructure initiatives deliberate for the regional campuses of the nation’s prime secondary science college, PSHS Executive Director Lilia Habacon stated.
“The number one program that will be affected by this is our learning management system… because it is cloud-based…now, we can no longer sustain the operation of the learning management system,” Habacon informed the House appropriations panel in the course of the deliberation of its proposed funds.
Habacon stated the funds minimize can even depart infrastructure initiatives in newer PSHS campuses in Calabarzon, (Region 4A) Mimaropa (Region 4B), Soccsksargen (Region 12), Zamboanga and Caraga (Region 13), in addition to objects for educating personnel in these campuses, unfunded.
“Next, we have infrastructure projects here which are yet to be completed. These are our campuses which were established just in 2014. These [unfunded projects] include gymnasiums, dormitories, multi-purpose halls,” she stated.
The PSHS system is an hooked up company of the Department of Science and Technology.
During the questioning of Kabataan party-list consultant Raoul Manuel, Habacon stated the PSHS initially proposed a P4.2 billion funds for subsequent 12 months, however the DBM solely granted it solely P2.7 billion.
Manuel stated that he’ll ask the DBM to clarify the PSHS funds minimize throughout plenary deliberations.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
