MANILA – As the new school year approaches, the Department of Education (DepEd) underscored the urgent need for P397 billion to address a major shortage of 159,000 classrooms across the country. Assistant Secretary Francis Bringas revealed this concerning data during a session with the Senate Committee on Basic Education on Wednesday, August 23. The committee convened to assess … [Read more...] about DepEd needs P397 Billion to address classroom shortage