A Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the office of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian showed that 98 percent of Filipinos favor free tuition in public universities. Based on the survey, 99 percent are in favor among those in Classes A, B and C; 97 percent in Class D and 100 percent in Class E....
The government should consider prioritizing students taking up science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses in the free college education system to boost the country’s workforce especially in the area of health and education. Senator Pia S. Cayetano (Senate PRIB Photo) Sen. Pia...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, September 6, criticized Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno’s for pushing for a national competitive examination among students who wish to qualify for college tuition subsidy instead of supporting the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) as well as state and local universities and colleges to strictly vet students...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has vowed to defend in Congress the free college education law. This, after Tulfo got wind of supposed...
Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV’ Ejercito said he is glad to have fulfilled two of his advocacies on youth development with the passage of the Free Education Law and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Reform Law when he was a senator. “At least for my youth advocacies, I guess I have...
The Colegio de Muntinlupa (CDM), the Muntinlupa City government’s educational institution for engineering, will be offering five new courses for the academic year 2022 to 2023. According to CDM, these five courses are: Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Bachelor of Science in Construction...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, May 10, confirmed that more than 27,000 students enrolled in 18 local colleges in the Bicol Region now benefit from programs under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 or Republic Act 10931 particularly the Free Higher...
