No budget was allocated for special education in 2023 after the Department of Education failed to provide sufficient documentation for its request, according to the Department of Budget and Management on Monday.
“While the Department of Education proposed the retention of the line item for the purpose under the FY 2023 National Expenditure Program , no sufficient documentation was provided to support the same,” the DBM said in an emailed statement. “[W]e deemed that the program support or additional allocation for the smooth implementation of the SPED may already be accommodated within the same program, and that a separate budget for the purpose may no longer be necessary,” the DBM said.
He made the clarification when asked if thousands of learners with special needs will be affected with the non-inclusion of SPED in the proposed 2023 budget. For 2022, he said the SPED budget was funded under NEP at P297 million and was later on increased to P560 million under this year’s GAA.
SPED always overlooked but very much in need of help
The DepEd earlier on Monday said it proposed a P532-million budget for SPED for 2023 but was not considered in the NEP. To address this issue, DepEd spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said “internal adjustments” will be made within the agency to fund SPED.
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