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Colleges, unis to receive reimbursements for free tuition program

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 05:35 PM

The law exempts students enrolled in SUCs and CHED-recognized LUCs from paying tuition and other fees. Read more »

Free college tuition funding dips in 2023 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 07:05 PM

The free college tuition program suffered a 2.2-percent drop in its funding in the 2023 national budget. Read more »

Education remains priority for Filipino families: PHINMA Education

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:57 AM

Education remains a priority even for cash-strapped Filipinos as seen in the growth of PHINMA Education which is focused on serving the underserved youth. Read more »

UniFAST grantees seek Senate probe vs delayed assistance

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 11:28 PM

The Senate Blue Ribbon committee has already lined up the UniFAST controversy on the list of issues that it is going to investigate. Read more »

Palace: Marcos admin may review education curriculum

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 10:13 PM

Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said Marcos, Jr. is 'fully supportive' of such proposals 'in order to equip students with skills required by different industries.' Read more »

House OKs bill expanding tertiary education subsidy coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:48 PM

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that expands the coverage of the Tertiary Education Subsidy program. Read more »

CHED warns vs fake solicitation for education subsidy

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 12:47 PM

The Commission on Higher Education on Wednesday warned the public against people soliciting money from higher education institutions in exchange for receiving benefits under the Tertiary Education Subsidy program. Read more »

Quezon City University students now eligible for free tuition

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 04:55 PM

Students of Quezon City University are now eligible for free tuition and miscellaneous fees after the Commission on Higher Education granted the school institutional recognition on Thursday. Read more »

Gov't helped 2 million college students during pandemic — CHED

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 05:29 PM

The government extended aid to over 2 million college students during the COVID-19 pandemic, Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III said Monday. Read more »

PASUC on allowing foreign students in state-run med schools: 'Hindi rin just'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 08:15 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC) on Thursday called it unjust to allow foreign students to enrol in medical courses in government-run SUCs in the country. Read more »

33,000 college-level kids of OFWs to get P30,000 assistance

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 01 03:27 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday that some 33,000 children of overseas Filipino workers who are in college would get a one-time P30,000 cash assistance. Read more »

CHED: COVID-19 pandemic slows down distribution of tertiary education subsidies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 08:46 AM

MANILA - The COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down the distribution of tertiary education subsidies (TES) and reimbursements for tuition and miscellaneous fees, the Commission on Higher Education admitted in Friday’s hearing of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education. Read more »

Over 292,000 college students to get stipends: CHED

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 27 12:30 PM

Some 292,000 college students are set to receive stipends from government, which they can use to shoulder school fees for the coming academic year, the Commission on Higher Education said Sunday. Read more »

6 universities offer flexible learning training for teachers

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 02:26 PM

Six universities are offering training on flexible learning to faculty members from other higher education institutions, the Commission on Higher Education said Thursday. Read more »

CHED web app offers free learning materials

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 06:12 PM

The web app, PHL CHED Connect, contains learning resources on a variety of disciplines including agriculture, architecture, business, engineering, fine arts, humanities, mass communication, and medical studies, among others. Read more »

264 colleges, universities yet to submit requirements for over 6,600 students' subsidy

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 04:05 PM

The Commission on Higher Education said 264 private higher education institutions have not submitted documents required to release the stipend of over 6,600 students. Read more »