Senator Pia Cayetano on Thursday, Oct. 21 slammed the reductions in the over-all budget of state universities and colleges (SUCs) and on the capital outlay of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) under their proposed 2022 national budget. At the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the...
The House of Representatives' recent plenary budget deliberation has exposed some shortcomings in the Philippine educational sector, its members lamented. (DepEd/File Photo) Among the shortcomings were the zero appropriation for four state universities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, Aug. 27, announced that over a hundred higher education institutions (HEIs) nationwide have been allowed to hold limited face-to-face classes. Limited face-to-face classes for students taking up Medical Technology at the National University (ALI...
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has launched a “bayanihan” initiative wherein the products of science and technology (S&T) programs by state universities and colleges...
Sixteen Philippine universities from across the country were selected to stage 16 European theatre plays under the “Teatro Europa, The Second Edition” cultural program that will kick off Friday, July 16, 2021. Teatro Europa, Second Edition (EU Delegation to the Philippines) After its successful...
The La Salle Debate Society and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) hailed Filipino debaters after their historic run at the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finals on Thursday, July 15. (Photo from Pexels) Dubbed as the Olympics of debate, WUDC is the world's largest debating...
Filipino debaters emerged victorious during the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) finals on Thursday, July 15. (ALI VICOY / MB FILE PHOTO) The WUDC, organized in 1981, is the world's largest debating tournament and one of the largest annual international student events globally. This...
The Philippines has advanced into the grand finals of the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) for the first time since the international tournament began in 1981. (Pixabay) Four Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) students will represent the country in the international student debating...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said he is vouching on the role of local universities and colleges (LUCs) in increasing students’ access to education while addressing persistent jobs-skills mismatch. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, said LUCs also play...
Seven schools in the Philippines were among the top universities which have made a global impact based on rankings by World's Universities with Real Impact (WURI). Far Eastern University (feu.edu.ph) Far Eastern University placed 79th in the Global Top 100 Innovative Universities, up from its last...
The Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System cannot help, but be proud of its more than 70 students who have received admission offers from the top and prestigious universities abroad. (PIXABY) The PSHS announced Wednesday, June 2, that 11 more Pisay scholars got offers of admission from...
Labor rights must now be taught in the country's universities, colleges, and vocational schools under a new law signed by President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Republic Act No. 11551, also known as the "Labor Education Act," directs all public and private higher...
