DepEd: 165K classroom shortage could take 55 years to solve

The Philippines is facing a massive classroom backlog of 165,000, a crisis that may take more than half a century to resolve if the government sticks to its current pace of construction, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara warned in a radio interview Friday.

DepEd: 165K classroom shortage could take 55 years to solve

The Philippines is facing a massive classroom backlog of 165,000, a crisis that may take more than half a century to resolve if the government sticks to its current pace of construction, Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara warned in a radio interview Friday.