MANILA, Philippines — Nearly seven in 10 public schools nationwide stand on land that has yet to be titled in the name of the Department of Education (DepEd), a longstanding ownership issue that could hamper the government’s efforts to accelerate classroom construction, according to data from the Second Congressional Commission on Education (Edcom 2). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27, that the government had mobilized several agencies to help increase DepEd’s annual classroom construction output. The agencies include the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Philippine Amusement […]...Keep on reading: 69% of public school sites still not titled in DepEd’s name — Edcom 2