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Economic advisers reject proposed free tuition fee in state universities, back student assistance fund

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic managers rejected the proposed free tuition for state universities and colleges. In a joint statement, Socio-Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Budget and Management Secretary Ben Diokno said that they are more in favor of implementing a student assistance fund or the UniFast. The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Act or Unifast bill, established through Republic Act […]