DepEd urged to explain large increase in budget for voucher program next year

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday asked for clarification from the Department of Education (DepEd) on the huge increase in the budget for its voucher program and sought assurance that cash grants would be distributed to intended beneficiaries.
 
“This voucher program being administered by the Department of Education has ballooned exponentially to a tune of P39.326 billion under the 202