Marcos: Classroom building brought down to the local levelPresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leads the signing ceremony of a memorandum of agreement between the Department of Education and various provinces to build more classrooms on Feb. 11, 2026. MANILA, Philippines — A formal agreement has been signed allowing local government units (LGUs) to take the lead in building classrooms in their respective areas—effectively decentralizing the process from the national government. The president is confident that decentralizing classroom building will allow greater accountability on the local level, and avoid instances of ghost projects, as was seen with the DPWH. While this will not immediately close the classroom gap, Marcos said that other solutions, such as private-public partnerships, are also underway. Because we cannot wait another five or ten years to ensure that every student has a comfortable classroom,” Marcos said.

Source: Philippine Star February 11, 2026 13:44 UTC