Explanation:
A million peso is not enough. My last project in the government was a recognition for best practices and it cost PHP1,600,000.00. That amount was enough to conduct a two-day event in a mid range hotel. That's it.
When I was in another Department, I had 180 Million Peso budget to start a program in disaster. I conducted trainings of scientists in different provinces in the Philippines. I budgeted PHP 50,000.00 per person per training. We covered all of their expenses from tricycle to daily food and accommodation. Their expected outputs multi-million peso research proposals. I left the team soon after my Program became a priority project of our Department and last year, they had one forum where the researchers presented the results of the studies they've conducted.
So really, to answer the question, a million peso budget is not enough to change the system. Three fourth of that one million can only cover my current annual salary. The rest could be used to buy supplies for a school. That's it.
