Manila, Feb. 11 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday announced the allocation of about PHP9.6 billion for the construction of 4,000 classrooms nationwide to address the shortage of learning spaces.

Marcos made the announcement during the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Department of Education (DepEd) and local government units (LGUs) to formalize a partnership to accelerate classroom construction and address the backlog.

During the signing ceremony at Malacanan Palace in Manila, the President said the funding would be earmarked for the first phase of the Nationwide Classroom Construction Program, which will be implemented under the MOA.

"So, the first tranche of the Nationwide Classroom Construction ...