00:00President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. hastens the construction of daycare centers for the poor in barangays and LGUs.
00:09Angela Peñalosa of Radyo Pilipinas with the country's latest news.
00:15The lack of child development centers in the country will be addressed.
00:20In a statement of Radyo Pilipinas, EDCOM 2 Executive Director Dr. Carol Marquee said
00:26President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. hastens the construction of daycare centers for the poor in barangays and LGUs.
00:34We said, Mr. President, it is very important to fix our learning crisis.
00:38And it will start from the beginning.
00:40All children need to have the right nutrition.
00:42They need to have access to early childhood when they reach 3 to 4 years old.
00:46That's why he said, let's not wait any longer.
00:49Because our proposal is actually 700 million over 3 years.
00:53He said, let's not wait any longer.
00:56The children are poor. This is very important. Let's do it now.
00:59According to EDCOM 2, Budget Secretary Amina Pangandaman said that the construction of CDCs can start this year.
01:08And because EDCOM is focused on LGUs without CDCs, the implementation of the project will be faster
01:16because government agencies such as DBM, DILG, and DepEd will help.
01:22The Council for the Welfare of Children approved the President's approval of the fund.
01:27This is a big help in the development of the children.
01:31The funding of the President will surely help us attract trained facilities or teaching staff in our CDCs.
01:43The CWC asked the LGUs to help the government with programs that will help the children.
01:51From PBS Radyo Pilipinas, Angela Penaloza for Balitang Pambansa.
