The Department of Education (DepEd) was consistently the “most trusted and top-performing” government agency in the country based on the key findings from the Tugon ng Masa (TNM) nationwide survey, an independent and non-partisan poll conducted regularly by OCTA RESEARCH released on Friday,...
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera on Tuesday, Nov. 28, warned against “false and misleading” information circulating on social media regarding the Commission’s scholarships. (CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera / Photo from CHED) “It has come to my attention that several...
To strengthen the collaborative efforts toward students’ work readiness and skill-backed employability, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) partnered with the Asia Pacific College (APC) and launched on Thursday, Nov. 23, its first-ever Information Technology (IT) summit. (Photo courtesy of...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has dismissed, without prejudice to refilling, the P318,500 money claim of Astoria Hotels and Resorts against the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for food served and accommodations rendered in 2019. In dismissing the claim, COA said that the person who filed the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has renewed his call to the Teacher Education Council (TEC) to align the K to 10 MATATAG curriculum to teacher education and training. “One rationale to strengthen the Teacher Education Council is that disconnect between pre-service and in-service. The...
As higher education in the Philippines continues to suffer from setbacks, students and faculty or staff regents, student councils and publications, and faculty and employees unions called for the restoration of all budget cuts and further increase the allocation for higher education for Fiscal Year...
The Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) UniFAST program urged the public to verify the links shared by individuals or groups that claim to assist in applying for the Tertiary Education Subsidy-Tulong Dunong Program. Photo from CHED "The Commission on Higher Education-UniFAST reiterates its...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, September 24 urged his colleagues to expedite the passage of Senate Bill No. 2441 which mandates private higher education institutions (HEIs) to waive entrance examination fees and charges of qualified students applying for college admission. SB...
Amid concerns about the sustainability of the government’s free higher education program, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Popoy De Vera maintained that the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) remains relevant as it continues to give hope to many young...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) welcomed the proposals to review the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA) or the Free Higher Education program but raised concerns about the push to subject beneficiaries to a national entrance examination. CHED Chairman Popoy De Vera...
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Popoy De Vera on Monday, Sept. 18, said that the decreasing admission rates in “good” public higher education institutions (HEIs) are becoming a “problem” as the country endeavors to address issues on access to quality tertiary education. (Courtesy of...
More university-aged students are now enrolled in Philippine universities and colleges due to free higher education program, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, Sept. 18, said. (Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group) “We've increased that (university-aged...
