Budget Chief Pangandaman OKs 16,000 New Teaching Positions

Budget chief Pangandaman OKs 16,000 new teaching positions

MANILA, Philippines – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman approves the creation of 16,000 new teaching positions in public schools for School Year 2025–2026, which is in line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen the education sector and ensure sufficient manpower in public schools. The 16,000 new teaching positions form the first tranche of the 20,000 positions targeted…

Education sector agencies appeared before the Senate Finance, Budget, and PROMESA Committee this Saturday to present their budget requests for the next fiscal year. The Department of Education, the University of Puerto Rico (UPR), and the Public Buildings Authority (PBA) detailed their needs and outlined the uses they would give to the approved budget.