Manila, April 3 -- A total of 328 low-income barangays across the country will receive funding from the government to help them establish Child Development Centers (CDCs).

This, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the signing of a joint circular between the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday in Malacanang.

The circular provides guidelines for local government units (LGUs) to establish CDCs funded through the Local Government Support Fund-Financial Assistance to LGUs.

The initiative follows Marcos' directive to the DBM last month to fund the establishment of CDCs in 4th and 5th class municipalities as a response to the limited access to early childhood care and development ...