Securing Financing for MDGs Amidst Economic Challenges
Our corresponding equivalent (ABI Basic Education Cluster14) in the basic and secondary education are also making similar demands of providing more allocation to education programs specifically geared towards meeting international standards such as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as well as the aforementioned education spending vis-à -vis a country’s total national income. The said standards were developed not only as mere barometers, more importantly, it clearly establishes the minimum level below which state subsidy on education cannot dip or be neglected without causing serious amplification of poverty and lack of social opportunities. Proposal No. 1 We are proposing an additional budget allocation to public higher education amounting to a total of P536.72 million. This is comprised of a P 47.829 million increase in the capital outlay (CO) and P488.898 million worth of tuition subsidy to 29 SUCs deemed as centers of excellence and development. Table 11. Consolidated Alternative Budget for SUCs
Region
Institution
NEP 2009
Proposed Proposed CO Student Increase Subsidy
Total Proposed Increase
(In '000 pesos) I
Mariano Marcos State University
I
Pangasinan State University
II
Cagayan State University
II
Isabela State University Cabagan
III
Bulacan State University
III
Central Luzon State University
III
Tarlac State University
IVA
Cavite State University
IVB
Palawan State University
IVB
Western Philippines University
V
Bicol University
VI
Capiz State University
400,507
482
14,240
14,723
220,079
1,008
9,642
10,650
285,236
1,965
15,800
17,765
360,057
3,533
15,537
19,070
175,101
3,612
37,000
40,612
257,171
59
13,000
13,059
121,444
1,189
23,620
24,809
187,824
1,592
27,936
29,528
145,494
2,995
22,585
25,580
96,587
-
6,223
6,223
369,044
1,510
21,903
23,413
210,145
432
16,526
16,958
14
Alternative Budget Initiative. YAD is a member of its education budget cluster with the primordial task of formulating alternative budget proposals for public tertiary education.
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2009 Alternative Budget Initiative