DepEd Undersecretary for Finance Service and Education Programs Delivery Unit Annalyn Sevilla said that there was a P7-billion Quick Response Fund backlog to address needs of the schools that were damaged by calamities since 2017.
“Every time there’s calamity or disaster, the budget needed increases because this is not included in the regular budget,” Sevilla said. “So if there’s only P2 billion approved for QRF this 2020, it means that this is not enough to make up for the calamities in the previous years that are not yet addressed,” she added.
“We’re preparing for that and I hope the Senate and the bi-cam committee will also look into our QRF that as of now, there’s already close to P10 billion backlog,” she said. As much as DepEd wanted to address the damages in calamity-stricken schools, Sevila said that the agency’s hands are tied. “Gusto man naman gamitin ito, ang problema namin is that it is beyond our control already – that is because of the procurement,” she added.The latest available data from the DepEd’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Service following the 6.6 and 6.
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