(Eagle News) — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, March formally launched the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. Starting this June, or this coming school year 2018 to 2019, the government will shoulder the tuition fee of the students enrolled in all state universities and colleges. Aside from this, the tuition fees of those who want to study technical-vocation (tech-voc) […]
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Sources of P16B to fund free tuition law have been identified–solon
(Eagle News) — Authorities have identified where to source at least P16 billion that will fund the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a lawmaker said. In a statement, Davao Rep. Karlo Nograles, said the “breakthrough” came on Wednesday, after he met with Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Commission on Higher Education Chair Patricia Licuanan and other CHEd commissioners, and Technical Education Skills Development Authority Secretary General Guiling Mamondiong. Nograles, also […]





