Talk of the Town: Hopes for landmark education budget

Comments on “Hopes for landmark education budget,” (Editorial, 12/24/25) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:

But don`t expect any miracles. Too many years education was neglected, corruption, no qualified teachers, overcrowded classes, faulty textbooks and many more problems. The kids deserve better!

Keef Riffhard

Ghost chairs, ghost tables, ghost blackboards, ghost classrooms, ghost teachers, ghost students. Let’s all hope that none of those haunt us in the coming years. Although there are already stories of the last two making some rounds—because of ghost flood control projects.

mad_as_Hamlet

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The fundamental flaw is treating massive spending as a strategy itself. Without binding, outcome-based Key Performance Indicators—like mandated improvements in international learning assessments—this budget is a money pit. It pours unprecedented funds into a broken system without a transparent, metric-driven plan to fix learning outcomes, risking greater waste and a deepened crisis.

Manny Ilao