“There remains fiscal shortfalls as the overall education budget allocation is still way below the recommended six percent of GDP, as government spending in the education sector is only 2.6 percent of GDP in 2011.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2010 Kabataan Partylist Raymond Palatino today called on President Benigno Aquino III to make good his word that he will allot six percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) to education. ?”This coming State of the Nation Address (SONA), we expect Aquino to fulfill his promise that he will…
Since the last quarter of the previous year, different local government units and other civil society organizations in Ifugao have been engaged in a concerted effort to preserve the rice terraces and promote the Ifugao culture. BY ACE ALEGRE Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Lagawe, Ifugao (348 kms. North of…
BY ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch Bulatlat.com The International Hydropower Association , an international non-government organization (NGO) based in the United Kingdom, urged the Department of National Defense (DND) to extend protection to leaders of the Cordillera People’s Alliance and investigate the threats on their lives. BAGUIO CITY (246 kms. north of Manila)— A letter…