BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, news articles came out about a very disconcerting World Bank assessment on Philippine education. Specifically, the report underscored that one in every four Grade 5 students does not have the reading and mathematics skills for Grade 2 or 3, and four in...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, July 9 said he is planning to expand the scope of the measure that seeks to provide assistance to deserving Filipino students who wish to pursue higher education abroad. Angara said he is looking at expanding the coverage of Senate Bill No. 961 or the proposed...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended the imposition of sanctions against the University of the Philippines System (UPS), the Mindanao State University (MSU) and four other state universities and colleges (SUCs) for continued failure to liquidate over P607 million in funds granted under...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has partnered with De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) for a project that would help ensure a resilient higher education in the country. DLS-CSB President Br. Edmundo Fernandez (left) and CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera during the MOA signing...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday, July 6, called for teamwork among the government's education agencies to address the issues in the education sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria) The...
An advocacy group on Monday, July 5, stressed the urgency to address the ongoing learning crisis and called on the government and other sectors to act on the “devastating” state of Philippine education. The current state of Philippine education in numbers (Photo from PBEd) The Philippine...
A teachers group on Friday, July 2, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that the vaccination for education personnel will be seamless and organized. A teacher from DepEd joins the symbolic vaccination for those under the A4 category on...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, June 30, warned the general public against individuals who are posing as its representatives in order to solicit money in exchange for eligibility under its subsidy program. Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera (Photo from...
Ninety-three higher education institutions (HEIs) have been issued with authority to conduct limited face-to-face classes as of June 21. CHED The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) revealed this on Thursday, June 24 in an online press briefing. "As of June 21, 2021 the Commission through CHED...
The Silliman University (SU) will hold limited face-to-face classes for the students of its Medical Technology program after it received authorization from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Silliman University (Photo from su.edu.ph) Institute of Clinical Laboratory Sciences (ICLS) Director...
In line with its efforts to provide access to free and quality tertiary education especially to disadvantaged Filipino students, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is assisting 17 private higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) so...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is mulling the possibility of issuing a “safety seal” to schools that have been approved to hold limited face-to-face classes - or even those that will be allowed to do so in the future. Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera (Phot from...
