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LIBANAN SLAMS CHED FOR SHELVED SENIOR HIGH PROGRAM

The controversy over the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED’s) discontinuance of the senior high school (SHS) program in state universities and colleges (SUCs) betrays the lack of a well-defined roadmap, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “It has become apparent that the CHED from the start never had a […]

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ESCUDERO: NO DISPLACED STUDENTS IN SHS PHASEOUT

Senator Chiz Escudero called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely coordinate to ensure that no senior high school (SHS) students will be displaced with the discontinuation of the SHS program in state universities (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs). Escudero said that while the discontinuation […]

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5-YEAR DEV’T PLAN FOR SUCS BILL GETS SENATE OK

State Universities and Colleges will be required to provide a master development plan following the approval of a Senate bill seeking to amend Republic Act No. 11396 or the SUC Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) Act. Senate Bill No 1470 was sponsored by Senator Chiz Escudero and authored by Senate President Pro Tempore […]

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FREE TUITION FOR LAW STUDENTS IN SUCS PUSHED

Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure that seeks to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the legal profession by requiring […]

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DTI HOLDS INNOVATION CONFERENCE FOR STATE SCHOOLS

The Department of Trade and Industry – Competitiveness Bureau (DTI-CB) held the 6th Inclusive Innovation Conference (ICC) at the Batangas State University recently with the theme, “Leadership in Innovation: Key to Sustained Competitiveness and Economic Growth”. With the rapid adoption of technology and the rise of tech-centric programs, the IIC 2022 aimed to define the […]

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RESTORE FUNDING OF BARMM SUCS – HATAMAN, SANGCOPAN

Two lawmakers from Mindanao want to provide funding for state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that have zero allocations in the 2022 national budget proposal. Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman of the Lone District of Basilan and Anak Mindanao party-list Representative Amihilda Sangcopan filed House Resolution No. 2251, […]

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BILLS RENAMING STATE COLLEGES GET SENATE OK

The Senate adopted on third and final reading seven local bills that seek to rename State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) as well as convert state colleges into state universities. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical-Vocational Education, expressed his gratitude to the body for the swift passage of the seven bills, […]

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CNU, WMSU OPEN ‘DOCTOR PARA SA BAYAN’ PROGRAM

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has authorized Cebu Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC) and Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) to offer a Doctor of Medicine Program effective AY 2021-2022 as part of the overall national effort to increase the number of doctors in underserved areas. These state universities will assist the government […]

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BUILD HOSPITALS IN STATE SCHOOLS — ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the establishment of hospitals in state universities and colleges (SUCs) to help boost the country’s health system. When the country experienced a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, the entire nation was confronted with the reality that there were not enough hospital beds to cater to the patients […]