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The House of Representatives Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability initiated an investigation into the Department of Education’s questionable fund utilization during Vice President Sara Duterte’s leadership.
This probe follows a motion unanimously approved by committee members, based on concerns that Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro raised during the September 10 House Committee on Appropriations hearing on DepEd’s budget. “I wish to manifest that this committee, the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, determine whether there is misfeasance, malfeasance, or non-feasance, at kung may and if there are violations by the staff of such agency in their functions as staff,” Lara said.
The report noted that only 50.07 percent of the program’s budget had been utilized, with no substantial accomplishments for the year.
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