Tag: free college

Palace welcomes House’s move to allot P40 billion for free college education program

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang welcomed the recent move by the House of Representatives allotting P40 billion for year 2018 to fund the free college education that was initially proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that this P40 billion fund would help what the President had envisioned as a “free tertiary public education” that is a “cornerstone of the social development policy of the Duterte administration.” “We welcome […]

Free higher education, is it possible?

QUEZON City, Philippines – Should every Filipino have a right to higher education?  Should higher education be free? If ever free college education becomes possible, it should be given without regard for the student’s financial background.   Why? Because everyone deserves an opportunity to have a college education. An opportunity to become whatever they dream to be. College education is a necessity in today’s society because without a college degree, it would be very hard to get […]