DepEd develops adaptive strategies for financial, resources mobilization for the implementation of the BE-LCP for SY 2020-2021

The Department of Education (DepEd)  has developed the much needed fiscal measures consistent with the national fiscal policy and guided by the public financial management principles of fiscal discipline, strategic allocation of resources, and efficient service delivery principles in recalibrating appropriate mechanism and interventions to fund the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) in order to carry out whole-of-government initiatives to confront the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and address the needs of people, the national government endeavors to maximize its available resources.

DepEd sets out adaptive strategies to accelerate actions and mobilize financial resources, both from internal and external sources. These key strategies build on the principles of BE-LCP and frame the departments’ collaboration on financial matters with key public and private entities/institutions.

With the developed strategies, DepEd bureaus, services and units, regional offices, schools division offices, and schools shall apply the adaptive strategies in operationalizing the BE-LCP within their respective contexts and jurisdictions:

1.       Recalibration of the budget through alignment and modification of programs/activities/projects;

2.       Use of available balance of the school MOOE funds;

3.       Use of Special Education Fund for BE-LCP in coordination with the Local Government Units;

4.       Enhanced partnerships with development partners and access to official development assistance;

5.       Enhanced Brigada Eskwela and maximized private sectors contributions; and

6.       Request for supplemental budget. ###