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The study explores the procurement challenges faced by the Department of Education (DepEd) in acquiring textbooks, Technical-Vocational-Livelihood (TVL) tools and resources, and assessment services. It highlights inefficiencies that result in budget underutilization, delivery delays, and difficulties in administering large-scale assessments, which have hindered the timely provision of essential learning resources, especially K to 12 textbooks and…
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This joint research by The Asia Foundation and EDCOM II, examines the significant barriers to achieving genuine shared governance and decentralization in the Philippine basic education system managed by the Department of Education (DepEd).