English: Gatchalian flagged the decrease of TES beneficiaries from poor households in last year's budget deliberations, saying that the trend is not consistent with the intention of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act No. 10931) to prioritize the poorest students.
Filipino: Binigyang-diin ni Gatchalian ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga benepisyaryo ng TES mula sa mahihirap na pamilya noong nakaraang taong budget deliberations, at sinabi na ang trend na ito ay hindi tugma sa layunin ng Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act No. 10931) na bigyang-prayoridad ang pinakamahirap na mga estudyante.