With previous budgets taken into account, one might note that each year there is an increase in the budget. In the chart above, it is clear that the budget for 2013 was significantly increased to prepare for K-12 implementation, but a 22.6 percent increase will not be enough to cover all the shortages current availability of teachers, rooms and textbooks as well as necessary additions and resources to the program. According to UNESCO and World Bank data, the Philippines has the lowest education spending as a proportion of East Asia's total budget, as a percentage of GDP and per student. Furthermore, the country's spending level is lower than the East Asian regional average of 3.6% of GDP and the South Asian average of 3.8%. This means that even if the budget for the education sector increases, it remains insufficient, especially now that the K-12 program, a major change in the education system, is being implemented. basic education, with effectiveness defined as “the extent to which the objectives of primary and secondary education are achieved with the given resources”. (Manalang 22). According to the Salinlahi Alliance for Children's Concerns, based on an article by Anne Marxze Umali, there should be one chair per student, one comfort room per class because some children are not yet accustomed to cleanliness and one teacher for a maximum of 25 students. “These are the prerequisites of a kindergarten program. But since there is no budget for this program, it is not happening in many elementary schools in the country, obviously because, first of all, the DepEd has not really prepared this program” (Melissa San Miguel, Salinlahi spokesperson).According to Depa data... middle of article ......ongtoey, Bangkok 10110: Secretariat of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), 2009. Print. World Bank. "China: Vocational education allows young people to access jobs and helps support growth." The World Bank: Working for a world without poverty. The World Bank Group, nd Web. February 7, 2014The Philippine Senate. “K-12: The Key to Quality Education? Senate.gov.ph. Senate of the Philippines, June 2011. Web.TIMSS and PIRLS. “About TIMSS and PIRLS.” TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center. Lynch School of Education, Boston College and International Association for Educational Achievement Assessment, nd Web. February 10, 2014. .Umil, Anne Marxze D. “YEAR: The Troubled Education System and Doomed K-12.” Bulatlat: Journalism for the people. Alipato Media Center, January 6, 2012. Web.