Senators Push for Funding Restoration of DepEd's Aral Program
Philippine senators are considering the restoration of funding for the Department of Education's (DepEd) Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (Aral) program. During deliberations on the education budget, lawmakers emphasized the program's importance in addressing learning disparities.
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