The city government of Makati has allocated P2.1 billion for its public education programs this year, Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay said on Thursday.
The purchase of (free) school supplies, reading materials, and uniforms for preschool to high school, and free meals program for undernourished elementary students will get the biggest chunk amounting to P476.9 million.
Of the P476.9 million, P150 million has been earmarked for workbooks and reading materials, P212 million for school uniforms and Physical Education uniforms, P84.6 million for school supplies and bags, and P9.8 million for dental kits for Kindergarten to Grade 3 pupils, among others.
Binay said the city government for over two decades now has consistently provided substantial funding to its public education sector, putting it among its top three biggest expenditures annually. He added the city’s education budget this year makes up 17.02 percent of its P12.2 billion total budget for calendar year 2015.