DepEd transparency initiative makes education data open to public scrutiny

Aiming to strengthen accountability and participatory governance in the country's schools, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, September 30, officially announced the launch of Project Bukas—a first-of-its-kind transparency initiative that makes education data publicly accessible.

- BY MERLINA HERNANDO-MALIPOT

In a statement, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara emphasized that the initiative will help ensure the government's "historic investment" in education benefits Filipino learners.

“Gusto natin sa panig ng DepEd, dapat transparent, pinapakita natin saan ginagastos ang pera ng taumbayan (What we want from the side of DepEd is transparency—we should show where the people's money is being spent),” Angara said.

He stressed that for the first time in DepEd’s history, data will be made available to the public. “Kung anong alam namin sa Central Office, sa regional office, yun din ang malalaman ng publiko (Whatever we know at the Central Office and the regional offices, the public will also know),” he added.

The program’s launch was held at Parañaque High School on September 29.