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Lacson Pushes Added Funds for Tertiary Education Subsidy

To ensure scholarships benefit deserving Filipino youths instead of fueling political patronage, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson on Tuesday pushed for added funds for the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) in the 2026 budget.

During the period of amendments for the 2026 budget bill, Lacson sought to delete the budget for the “resurrected” Tulong Dunong Program from the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and transfer P2,727,746,000 to the TES.

“With the passage of Republic Act No. 10931 (RA 10931), or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017, Tulong Dunong, as a separate program, was ultimately deleted and merged under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES). However, the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations and subsequent appropriations resurrected the Tulong Dunong Program. Though not recommended by the National Expenditure Program, Tulong Dunong is now included in the General Appropriations Bill,” he said.

In Filipino: Lacson, Isinulong ang Dagdag na Pondo para sa Tertiary Education Subsidy

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#PINGterviews: Strong Political Will ng Pangulo, Kailangan vs Pork! | Dec. 14, 2019

In interviews on DZRH and DWIZ, Sen. Lacson answered questions on:
– need for strong political will by PRRD to veto pork
– continued blatant violations of the SC ruling vs pork in 2020 budget
– moves to counter pork and other ‘insertions’
– investigation of issues on the 2019 SEA Games organizers

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Ping, Nakahanap ng Pondo Para sa ‘Landmark’ Programs ng Duterte Administration

Isinulong ni Senador Panfilo Lacson na madagdagan ang pondo para sa implementasyon ng National ID, Universal Health Care at Quality Tertiary Education sa 2020, sa pamamagitan ng realignment sa ilang malalabong gastusin sa 2020 budget.

Ayon kay Lacson, kakarampot ang inilaan ng orihinal na panukalang badyet para sa tatlong maituturing na “landmark” na programa ng kasalukuyang administrasyon.

“The National ID system needs at least P5.565 billion in 2020 to cover the registration of some 14 million Filipinos and resident aliens. But the proposed 2020 budget presently allocates only P2.4 billion under the unprogrammed fund for it. This amount covers only 6.3 million Filipinos,” pagsisiwalat ng senador.

Related: Lacson Eyes Pork, Other Duplicative Projects to Fund National ID, UHC, Tertiary Education Act in 2020 Budget
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Lacson Eyes Pork, Other Duplicative Projects to Fund National ID, UHC, Tertiary Education Act in 2020 Budget

Several funded items in the P4.1-trillion proposed national budget for 2020 can be realigned to more worthwhile programs to fund three landmark laws passed under the present administration: the PhilSys Act (National ID) program, Universal Health Care Act, and the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, Sen. Panfilo M. Lacson said.

Lacson lamented the National ID measure, which was passed into law in 2018 after he championed it in the Senate, could not reach its potential because of a severe funding gap.

“There are many items in the 2020 budget that can be realigned for the National ID. One of them is the National Greening Program of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources,” he said in an interview on DZMM Wednesday.

Related: Ping, Nakahanap ng Pondo Para sa ‘Landmark’ Programs ng Duterte Administration
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