The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, July 15, welcomed the appointment of Raul Pagdanganan to the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents. (Photo from CHED via UP.EDU.PH) “He brings his valuable managerial skills, experience in health management and private sector...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, July 15, lauded the Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) for being rated as a 4-Stars Institution by the QS Stars Ratings System of the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). LPU logo (https://www.lpu.edu.ph/) / CHED logo (Facebook page) “I know it...
Photo shows a student applying for CHED scholarship (MARK BALMORES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The hashtag #CHEDexposed trended on social media on Thursday, July 15, as netizens and representatives of various youth groups took online their sentiments on the alleged “unspent” funds of the...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, July 14, called out the Commission on Audit (COA) as well as other media reports pointing out its “low utilization rate” of the Bayanihan 2 funds. CHED Chairperson Popoy De Vera (Photo from CHED) “The media reports, and for that matter...
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...
