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Senator Kiko Pangilinan said he will back “additional funding” for state universities and colleges under the proposed 2026 national budget as he highlighted the alarming educational gaps among Filipinos of college age. In his opening statement during the Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing on the proposed 2026 budget for higher education, Pangilinan cited the EDCOM […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano backed the passage of bills that will expand several state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the provinces. Cayetano, who chairs the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, led a public hearing on measures to strengthen tertiary education in various provinces, such as Tawi-Tawi, Sultan Kudarat, and Bukidnon. Proposals included […]
Senator Bong Go commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., for signing into law several bills establishing College of Medicine programs at four state universities. Go, co-sponsor of these bills, emphasized the broader impact of these legislative measures on the country’s future particularly in healthcare. These bills were primarily sponsored by Senator Chiz Escudero, chairperson of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading several measures that seek to strengthen State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the country and establish additional provincial offices of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in various parts of the country, all aimed to strengthen higher education in the country. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]