Student groups have pointed out that allocations for SCUs are set to be reduced by more than P2.6 billion next year. Public funds are being diverted to private businesses through so-called "public-private projects" which are nothing but government investments and guarantees for big capitalist profits. In contrast to the education budget cuts, Aquino has allocated at least P30 billion as "unprogrammed funds" for the PPP to serve as buffer fund to guarantee profits.
Tampok dito ang pagpapatuloy ng Visiting Forces Agreement para sa walang limit na presensya ng mga armadong tropang U.S. sa bansa at ang $430 milyong MCC grant at $59.1 milyong KALAHI-CIDSS program mula sa World Bank na gagamiting pondo sa counter-insurgency projects ng AFP at PNP tulad ng Oplan-Bantay Laya sa ngalan ng CCT (Conditional Cash Transfer) program ng DSWD laban sa taumbayan.