DepEd boosts oversight as 168 LGUs push classroom construction projects

MANILA, Philippines — Building on the Department of Education’s (DepEd) commitment to transparency and rigorous fiscal standards, Education Secretary Sonny Angara has reinforced institutional oversight of the nationwide localized classroom building program.

To date, DepEd is actively managing partnerships with 168 local government units (LGUs) that have signed Supplemental Memoranda of Agreement (MOA), encompassing 72 provinces, ...