
Presidential bets vow to increase investments in education at KBP forum
Presidential aspirants for this year’s elections vowed to allot more resources to the education sector, which was forced to shift to distance learning because of the pandemic.
Five candidates for president attended the Panata sa Bayan forum organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) last Friday namely Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, labor leader Leodegario “Ka Leody” de Guzman, Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, and Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo. They laid out their platforms on a number of pressing issues, including those concerning the education sector.
Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. skipped the event supposedly due to a conflict in his schedule.
Domagoso said he would allocate more bu...