Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Friday, October 17 assured the 3.5 million beneficiaries of the Libreng Kolehiyo Law that he will secure funding for them in the 2026 national budget. Aquino also expressed his commitment to expanding the number of beneficiaries of Republic Act No. 10931, or...
President Marcos assured Filipino families that no student should be forced to abandon their studies because of poverty, as he reaffirmed full or partial tuition fee assistance and subsidies for qualified college students nationwide. Marcos said this as he led the awarding of the Commission on...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed the measure seeking to shorten the years of college education to three, citing the need to fulfill this promise to parents after the enactment into law of the K to 12 program. Gatchalian filed the Three-year College Education (3CE) Act, which seeks to authorize...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino marked the last week before Election Day with a motorcade across Metro Manila to bring his platform of free education and guaranteed job to voters. Independent senatorial candidate Bam Aquino reaches for the hand of a male bystander during a...
Not only he is planning to expand the scope of his Free College Law when he wins a Senate seat on May 12, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino will also be pushing for higher budget for the upgrade of state universities and colleges (SUCs) and for the augmentation of teachers’ salaries. The former...
Job training program should be integrate in schools to ensure that graduates can secure employment after graduation, senatorial candidate Bam Aquino said. Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino (Photo courtesy of Bam Aquino Media Bureau) Aquino stressed that including job training in schools' curriculum...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Bam Aquino’s campaign has been sparking voters’ interest on his advocacies of free college education and guaranteed employment for college and K-12 graduates. Senatorial candidate Bam Aquino (Photo from Bam Aquino Media Bureau) The latest...
By XANDER DAVE CEBALLOS A college diploma is not just a piece of paper - it could potentially add up to seven years to your life expectancy. Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto has said that higher education enhances longevity and overall well-being in addition to its financial rewards. During a...
Indigent college students will receive over P3.7 billion from the government to support their needs in finishing their degrees, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said they have allocated the budget to around 247,135 student grantees under the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, January 2 assured that the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or Republic Act No. 11975 has sufficient allocation to address possible funding deficiency in free higher education in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Gatchalian said the 2024 GAA...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said students from low-income households should be prioritized as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or Republic Act No. 10931. Gatchalian said these students, including those...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released nearly P4 billion to fund the government’s tuition-free college education program. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said she approved a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) amounting to P3.84 billion for the Universal Access to...
