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State universities, colleges urged to begin academic calendars in August

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Updated as of Apr 14 11:30 AM

MANILA — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is urging all government-run universities and colleges to begin academic years every August. Read more »

Ilang state university, college, tinatanong kung bakit naniningil

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Updated as of Aug 27 04:48 PM

Pinagpapaliwanag ng Senado at House ang Commission on Higher Education kung bakit naniningil ang ilang state universities and colleges ng miscellaneous fees at tuition.  Read more »

CHEd 'tweaks' scholarship program to accommodate more indigenous peoples

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 04:25 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is "tweaking" its scholarship program to allow more indigenous peoples (IPs), including the Lumads, to enroll in state universities and colleges (SUCs), the agency's chief said Thursday.   Read more »

Makalilibre sa matrikula, sasalain sa college entrance exam

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Updated as of Aug 23 10:22 AM

Pinag-aaralan ng administrasyon ang pagbuhay sa National College Entrance Examination para salain ang mga estudyanteng makikinabang sa libreng tertiary education sa mga institusyong popondohan ng gobyerno. Read more »

P20-B needed for free tuition in 2018

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 05:57 PM

The government needs P20-billion to implement the free tuition law next year and cover some 1 million students in state-run higher education institutions, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) said Thursday. Read more »

Kamara, may solusyon sa pagpopondo ng libreng matrikula sa SUCs

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Posted at Aug 10 03:01 AM

May nakikita nang solusyon ang House Committee on Appropriations para matustusan ang batas sa libreng matrikula sa mga state universities at colleges. Read more »

Bayan o billboard? Fund free tuition with pork barrel, suggests Ping

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 10:57 AM

Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson on Wednesday floated the idea of using congressional pork barrel to fund free tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in 2018. Read more »

Batas sa libreng pag-aaral sa kolehiyo, mapopondohan ba?

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Posted at Aug 09 02:15 AM

Kampante si House Committee on Appropriations Chair Karlo Nograles na mapopondohan ang free tuition sa state universities at colleges kung bubusisiin ang panukalang 2018 budget.  Read more »

Libreng edukasyon sa kolehiyo para sa lahat, isinusulong

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Posted at Aug 09 01:14 AM

Nanawagan ang mga militanteng kabataan para sa pagbibigay ng libreng edukasyon para sa lahat ng mga estudyante sa kolehiyo. Read more »

Benepisyo sa libreng matrikula, bayan din ang aani: CHED

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Posted at Aug 08 02:50 PM

Tiniyak ni Commissioner Prospero De Vera ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na babalik sa bayan ang ipupundar ng pamahalaan ng libreng tuition sa pagsasabatas ng Republic Act 10931 o and “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.” Read more »

Solon urges gov't agencies: Share budget to fund free tuition law

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Posted at Aug 07 11:41 AM

Government agencies could give up part of their 2018 budget to fund the law granting free tuition and other fees for students in state universities and colleges (SUCs), as well as local universities and colleges (LUCs) and technical-vocational institutions (TVIs), the House appropriations committee chairman said Monday. Read more »

Who can avail of free college tuition under new law?

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 11:46 PM

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, August 3, signed into a law a bill granting free tuition and other fees for students in state universities and colleges (SUCs), as well as local universities and colleges (LUCs) and technical-vocational institutions (TVIs).   Read more »

Questions and answers on the free college tuition law

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Updated as of Aug 04 11:49 PM

Here are frequently asked questions and answers about The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, according to the law's principal sponsor and co-author in the Senate.  Read more »

Libreng tuition sa state universities, colleges, pirmado na ni Duterte

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Updated as of Aug 04 11:13 PM

Pinirmahan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang panukalang batas na nagbibigay ng libreng tuition sa state universities at colleges kagabi ng Huwebes, ayon kay Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »

Senators laud signing of free tuition in SUCs law

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Posted at Aug 04 04:52 PM

Senators on Friday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte signing into law the free tuition policy in state universities and colleges despite opposition from his economic managers. Read more »

Duterte signs bill granting free tuition in SUCs

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 03:46 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the bill granting free tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs), Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Read more »

'1.6-M estudyante, makikinabang sana sa libreng tuition'

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Posted at Aug 03 02:49 AM

Nasa 1.6 milyong estudyante ng state universities at colleges ang makikinabang sana sa programang libreng tuition, ayon kay Sen. Bam Aquino.  Read more »

Students push for free education

Manny Palmero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:25 PM

Student leaders from state universities and colleges in Metro Manila hold a protest at University of the Philippines-Diliman Campus on Wednesday. The group criticized President Duterte’s alleged inaction on the signing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act that would provide free tuition and other school fees to students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). Duterte said he was still studying whether to sign it into law.    Read more »

College students in Yolanda-hit areas get P5k cash grants

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 09:04 PM

Students enrolled in state universities and colleges in areas hit by super typhoon Yolanda will each receive a "one-time cash assistance" this school year from the government, an education official said Tuesday. Read more »

Libreng tuition sa SUCs, ipatutupad sa unang sem ng AY 2017-18

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Updated as of Apr 26 07:49 PM

Sisimulan na sa unang semester ng academic year 2017-2018 ang polisiyang Magtatanggal ng matrikula sa state universities and colleges (SUCs), inanunsyo ng isang opisyal Miyerkules.   Read more »