Tag: Commission on Higher Education

Ombudsman to CHED: Enforce suspension order vs former CHED exec Vitriolo

(Eagle News)–The Ombudsman has ordered  the Commission on Higher Education to implement its suspension order against former CHED executive director  Jules Vitriolo. Vitriolo was ordered suspended after he allegedly issued a memorandum recommending to the CHED regional office the issuance of a provisional permit to a private school. This was in defiance of a commission en banc resolution that had rejected the issuance of the permit. “Indubitably, Vitriolo issued the memorandum without due regard to […]

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CHEd denies being anti-Filipino; says “Panitikan,” Filipino subjects merely “transferred” to senior high school curriculum

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Higher Education on Wednesday, May 29, denied it was “anti-Filipino” even as it stood by its memo removing the Filipino and “Panitikan” subjects from the list of required subjects in college. In a statement issued after the Supreme Court upheld its decision affirming the legality of CHEd Memorandum Order No. 20, series of 2013, CHEd chair Prospero de Vera reiterated the subjects were not abolished from the General Education Curriculum but […]

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Benepisyo ng biotechnology, ilalahad ng DOST

Ni Belle Surara Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Pangungunahan ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ang pagdiriwang ng National Biotechnology Week (NBW) sa taong ito. Layunin nito na mapalawak pa ang kaalaman ng mga mamamayan tungkol sa benepisyong idinudulot ng biotechnology sa buhay at pamumuhay ng tao. Ang tema nang naturang pagdiriwang ay “Pambansang Hamon, Pambansang Solusyon.” Ayon kay DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña, tatalakayin sa pagdiriwang ng NBW  ang mga biotechnology product,  […]

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CHED officials, employees undergo drug testing

(Eagle News) — Top officials of the Commission on Higher Education and its employees on Monday, June 18, underwent mandatory drug testing. The move is in response to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for a drug-free work environment. “This initiative is being undertaken consistent with Civil Service Commission memorandum circular number 13 series of 2017, which provides the guidelines in the mandatory drug test for public officials and other purposes,” Officer-in-Charge Prospero de Vera […]

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Duterte says he threatened to sue former CHEd Chair Licuanan if she did not resign

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night revealed how former Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia Licuanan came to resign, saying he threatened to file charges against her if she did not make the move. “Sabi ko kay Bong (Go), ‘Tawagan mo. Sabihin mo kay (Executive Secretary Salvador) Medialdea. Either she steps down or I will file a case against her. Mamili siya,’” Duterte said at an event attended by local executives from Visayas […]

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High-ranking CHEd official resigns over death threats, “legal and political challenges”

(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of the Commission on Higher Education has resigned. The resignation of Karol Mark Yee, CHEd executive director, came after the resignation of CHEd Chair Patricia Licuanan amid allegations she took questionable trips. “As the President may be aware, following my appointment last July 2017, there have been ongoing legal and political challenges that have since constrained the full exercise of my authority and duty,” Yee said in his letter […]

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Duterte designates former UP vice president as CHEd officer-in-charge

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated an officer-in-charge at the Commission on Higher Education. Duterte named Commissioner Prospero de Vera at the helm of the CHEd, following chair Patricia Licuanan’s resignation amid allegations she went on questionable foreign trips. “Although I vehemently deny the accusations against me, it is time to resign as my continued presence in CHED is inimical to the interest of the institution,” Licuanan had said. The  appointment paper of […]

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Updated: Licuanan resigns as CHED chair, but President Duterte clarifies he fired her

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia Licuanan declared she was resigning during Monday’s flag raising ceremony of CHED in its head office in Quezon City, even as no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself said that he has dismissed the CHED chair. “I have dismissed Licuanan today, doon sa CHED,” the President said on Monday in his speech during the inauguration of the new crime laboratory building in Davao […]

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Pag-proseso ng CHED sa allowance ng kanilang scholars, minamadali

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Minamadali na ng Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) ang pagproseso sa scholarship allowance nito. Kasabay nito ay humingi rin ng paumanhin ang CHEd sa pagkaka-antala sa pagbibigay ng nasabing allowance sa mga faculty na apektado ng K to 12 program. Ayon sa CHEd, ang naging sanhi ng delay sa pagbibigay ng allowance sa mga scholar ay ang pagproseso sa mga dokumento. Ang internal system din aniya ng CHEd ay hindi […]

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CHEd lifts moratorium on off-campus activities; announces tightened regulations to ensure safety of students

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Higher Education has lifted the moratorium on off-campus activities. In a press briefing on Thursday, CHEd Commissioner Prospero de Vera said that the moratorium–which was announced following the deaths of 15 people, mostly students from the  Bestlink College, during a camping trip that was part of the National Service Training Program in February–was lifted effective Aug. 8, following the tightening of regulations to ensure the safety of students. “For […]

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Medical students in 8 SUCs can now avail of free tuition, says CHED

  (Eagle News) — Medical students currently enrolled in selected eight state universities and colleges (SUC) who are offering courses in Medicine can now study for free, starting this school year. Government will now pay for the tuition fees of these students, provided that they would have to give back to the country, by servingin tertiary government hospitals or in provincial and district hospitals, or by serving in the government’s “doctor to the barrios” program. […]

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Libreng tuition, ‘di available sa lahat ng estudyante – CHED

(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na hindi lahat ng estudyante na papasok sa State Universities and Colleges (SUCS) sa susunod na school year ay makikinabang sa libreng tuition program sa ilalim ng Php 8-billion Higher Education Support Fund (HESF). Ayon kay CHED Information Officer Menzie Kuengan, nakasaad sa Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) ng programa na ang mga maku-qualify ay ang mga academically abled na estudyante sa lahat ng year […]

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