(UPDATE) EDUCATION continues to get the biggest slice of the national budget pie, but transportation and agriculture have the highest percentage increases.
Based on a presentation by Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman during a hearing at the House of Representatives on Friday, the Department of Education (DepEd) was allocated P852 billion in the proposed P5.268-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA) for 2023.
BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman. Photo from Official Facebook Page of Department of Budget and Management