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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
NOV
18
2020

Not defund, but more funds for SUCs, especially UP’s PGH

No state university or college should get a budget cut. The amount in the proposed budget should be retained, and will be benchmarked as the floor, meaning it can still be increased. Calls for academic freeze will not be met with a funding brake. The correct response is not to
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
NOV
04
2019

SBN-1130: Full Tuition Subsidy to Medical Students Enrolled in SUCs Act

An Act Providing For Full Tuition Subsidy To Medical Students Enrolled In State Universities And Colleges (SUCs) Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 10931, Otherwise Known As The “Universal Access To Quality Tertiary Education Act”, And Appropriating Funds