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By
JUNE S. BLANCO
REP.
Erico Aumentado (2nd District, Bohol) has proposed the appropriation of P100
million to implement the kindergarten education program of the Department of
Education (DepEd).
Cited by the Philippine Star to be among the
most prolific lawmakers during the 2nd regular session of the 15th Congress,
Aumentado makes a splash in the 3rd session with House Bill 6367 that seeks to
appropriate the amount for the construction of kindergarten classrooms and
sanitation facilities, acquisition of teaching aids and equipment as well as
hiring of qualified and regular kindergarten teachers in public schools.
Aumentado proposes the amount to be released to DepEd, for
the purpose intended in accordance with existing accounting and auditing rules
and regulations.
Disbursement shall be through implementing rules and
regulations that the secretary of education shall issue within 30 days after
the effectivity of the law which is 15 days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in two national newspapers of general circulation.
The Bohol solon pushed the appropriation bill after RA 10157
of the Kindergarten Education Act made kindergarten an integral part of the
basic education system in the country.
The law provides equal opportunities for all children to
avail of accessible mandatory and compulsory kindergarten education. It also
promotes physical, social, intellectual and emotional health as well as skills
stimulation and values formation designed to prepare the children for formal
education.
However, Aumentado said, under the present condition of
public education, the effective implementation of the law would be difficult
without the necessary funding support, hence his bill.
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