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// Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
APR
13
2023

2,189 new slots to raise “Doktor sa Bayan” scholars to 3,600

Press Release 13 April 2023 At least 2,189 new taxpayer-funded free medical education slots will open in the 2023-2024 school year, raising the number of “Doktor Para Sa Bayan” scholars to a “brigade size” 3,600, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said. “This is a 150% increase. We
DEC
23
2020

RA 11509: Medical Scholarship Act

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaEighteenth CongressSecond Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11509] AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND
NOV
20
2020

Not all SUC students are funded equal but average is P80,000 per student a year

In my interpellation of the CHED budget, I cited last year’s annual per student cost. The rough calculation was on a per regional basis and I agree that data should be unbundled per school to have a clearer picture. I hope that my rudimentary presentation triggers a healthy
OCT
25
2020

“Call it Juan Flavier Medical Scholarship, but first don’t cut its budget”

President Duterte should sign the Medical Scholarship Bill into law next month so whatever required funds to implement it can still be included in next year’s national budget, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. Recto is also proposing that the scholarship be named
MAY
22
2020

.3 M private school teachers need help too—Recto

Almost one-third of a million teachers in private schools have had their salaries cut off or slashed, as the pandemic has also hit the finances of non-government educational institutions, two Cabinet members told senators yesterday. Upon questioning by Senate
DEC
05
2019

Students may face ‘forced vacation’ due to budget cuts. Interpellation of Sen. Recto on CHED budget

PHP11.6-billion cut made in the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for 2020 would affect hundreds of thousands of college students availing of its scholarship programs. – For 2020, CHED was allocated PHP40.784 billion, which is nearly 23 percent lower than
OCT
04
2019

Thousands of college students face forced vacation due to P11.6-B cut in CHED budget

Delikadong ma-endo ang pag-aaral ng daan-daang libong mga estudyante sa kolehiyo kung matutuloy ang balak na tapyasan ng P11.6 bilyon ang budget ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) para sa taong 2020. Instead of diplomas, government will be handing out dismissal slips. The
AUG
01
2019

Recto says CHED deserves “Incomplete” grade for fund underutilization

I will not be harsh and give CHED a failing grade of 5 in Fund Utilization 101. I would give it an Incomplete, with a last chance stern warning that it implements remedial measures this year. It is so ironic that an institution that accredits Finance and Management schools in the
AUG
03
2017

RA 10931: Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education

Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Seventeenth Congress First Regular Session Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of July, two thousand sixteen. [REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10931] AN ACT PROMOTING UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY
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