John Arcilla upset at shabby desks used in precincts: Where’s budget for education?
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After supposedly voting in the 2025 midterm elections, John Arcilla didn’t hide his dismay after seeing the dilapidated classroom desks at a public school that served as voting precincts, saying government officials should put the education budget to good use.
The “Heneral Luna” star expressed disappointment on his social media platforms on Monday, May 12, after seeing the shabby desks in one of the classrooms, which was converted into a “waiting room.”
“So I’m here inside a classroom that was converted into a waiting room to accommodate the long lines of voters. I saw that the desks of the students look like this. Where is the budget for education?” he said.
So nandito ako sa loob ng isang classroom na ginawang WAITING ROOM sa MAHABANG PILA para bumoto at ganito ang lamesa ng mga estudiyante sa loob ng classroom. Asan ang budget sa EDUKASYON? Tapos boboto tayo ng mga corrupt eh nakaharap na mismo satin ang EBIDENSIYA NG MGA MALI… pic.twitter.com/6HxtVjkt3o
— John Arcilla official (@JohnArcilla) May 12, 2025
Arcilla pointed out that the rundown school furnitures are manifestations of the voters’ failure to vote wisely during the elections.
“And then we would vote for the corrupt ones when the evidence of our wrong choices are before us? How about our youths? Let’s make sure to vote wisely next time, even if its last minute,” he said.
Arcilla is one of the many celebrity voters who exercised their right to vote in the 2025 midterm elections. Other celebrities who had already voted were Donny Pangilinan, Belle Mariano, Anne Curtis, Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, and Bianca Gonzalez, to name a few.
The Department of Education has yet to comment of Arcilla’s post. Elections are mandated to be held in public schools, to be manned by public school teachers, who will serve as members of the electoral boards.
