For the third straight year, the country’s 117 state universities and colleges (SUCs) received increases in their budgets to support their constantly growing requirements to provide quality public education to the country’s tertiary students. Senator Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ Angara,...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, February 6, called for the establishment of mental health offices (MHOs) in the campuses of all state universities and colleges (SUCs) as a means to curb the rising incidence of Filipino students struggling with mental health issues. “There have been a lot of...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a bill seeking to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the...
A measure that seeks to strengthen the mental health services of state universities and colleges (SUCs) was unanimously approved on third and final reading on Monday afternoon, Dec. 12. (Anh Nguyen/ Unsplash) Deputy Speaker and Davao City 3rd district Rep. Isidro Ungab, who presided over Monday's...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has installed and activated additional free Wi-Fi sites in Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (Talavera Campus). Free Wi-Fi Access Points (Photo courtesy of DICT) The initiative was made possible through DICT’s Free...
As the country gradually transitions to the post-pandemic era where face-to-face activities are now possible again and even gaining traction the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will be holding the SUC Fair 2022. (Image courtesy of CHED) Together with the Philippine Association of State...
More students are inclined to cast their vote for former senator and incumbent Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero, the mock polls conducted in more than 30 universities and colleges in the Philippines show, solidifying his footing as one of the prefered candidates vying for a seat in the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday proposed for the inclusion of state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government in order to fund the construction of more classrooms and school facilities. Gatchalian, who is seeking another six year term in the...
Senator Win Gatchalian expressed concern on Thursday, Nov. 25 over qualified students being denied admission because of limited capacities of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) despite steadily increasing allocations for the implementation of Republic Act No. 10931 or the Universal Access to...
The Senate Committee on Finance is pushing for an increase in the funding of the Department of Education (DepEd) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the proposed P5-trillion national budget for 2022. Sen. Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance panel, said the budget increase for DepEd...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday, Nov. 10 proposed incentivizing the opening of face-to-face classes by giving state universities and colleges (SUCs) and public schools access to the P3.5-billion fund allocated for the retrofitting of education institutions under the proposed...
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has urged Congress to look into the reported removal of books, pamphlets, research work or any reading material considered by the government as “subversive” from the libraries of state universities. In filing Senate Resolution No. 933, De Lima emphasized the...
