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Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos echoed the call of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) to invest in the Commission on Higher Education’s capabilities. “It is a well-established fact that the Commission on Higher Education is stretched to its limits. Kulang na kulang sa staff kaya kinakapos sila gaano man nila kagustong […]
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education chaired by TINGOG Partylist Representative Jude Acidre consolidated and approved House Bills (HBs) 4799 and 5042, which seek to amend Republic Act 8292, or the “Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997,” in order to strengthen the governance of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), clarify the role of […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano called for a more data-driven and accountable approach in higher education budgeting, saying the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) 2026 proposal should reflect long-term reforms that improve student access and institutional performance. “The CHED should be guided by science and be data-driven. Let’s get the data and see what […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo chided the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over its ineffective public assistance and complaints hotline, which is supposed to serve as the first point of contact for students with grievances against their schools. During the Subcommittee hearing of the Senate Committee on Higher Education on Senate Resolution No. 1302, Tulfo discussed complaints […]
Christian Morales, a fourth-year Public Administration student at Guagua Community College in Guagua, Pampanga, is one of many students who have benefitted from the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), an educational support initiative supported by Senator Bong Go. For Christian, education has never been easy — not because of academics, but […]
The senior high school program should deliver the “promised” reduction in the required years in college, Senator Win Gatchalian asserted. In a hearing on the “strengthened” senior high school program, which will be piloted starting School Year 2025-2026, Gatchalian recalled that the additional two years of high school were originally intended to result in shorter […]
As the Department of Education (DepEd) prepares to pilot the Strengthened Senior High School curriculum next school year, Senator Win Gatchalian, EDCOM Co-Chairperson, called for a comprehensive review of proposed SHS electives and college general education subjects to ensure a seamless transition between basic and higher education. The new SHS curriculum, which will be tested […]
Education Secretary Sonny Angara chaired a high-level meeting of the Philippine Qualifications Framework-National Coordinating Council (PQF-NCC), bringing together the country’s trifocal education agencies (DepEd, CHED, TESDA) in an increasingly coordinated effort to align the education and labor sectors under the Marcos administration’s workforce development agenda. The meeting drew key officials including Commission on Higher Education […]
In line with the vision of Bagong Pilipinas to improve the quality of classroom instruction, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has updated the teacher education curriculum to align with the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who earlier directed the Second Congressional Commission on […]
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) signed a Joint Memorandum Circular in Malacañang, agreeing to align the Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) with the teacher education curriculum beginning September 2025. The signing was witnessed by the President, following his instructions during the Sectoral Meeting on the Second Congressional […]