DepEd eyes 2.4M learners in private school subsidies

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) is targeting to subsidize the schooling of more than 2.4 million students under the Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-Gastpe). Nearly 990,000 junior high school students will be covered by the Educational Service Contracting (ESC) program, while around 1.47 million senior high