Duterte appoints new CHEd commissioner

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:36:48 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former professor of De La Salle University as one of the commissioners on Higher Education, a document released by Malacanang showed. Aldrin Darilag’s appointment…READ

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Group appeals SC ruling vs Filipino, ‘panitikan’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 21:36:28 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The group that asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision allowing the removal of Filipino and “panitikan” (Filipino literature) as required subjects in colleges said it would file another motion for reconsideration (MR) after the high court reaffirmed its ruling.

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Gatchalian asks CHEd for report on NSTP review

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:26:21 +0000

Gatchalian asks CHEd for report on NSTP review

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to submit a report of the review of the National Service Training Program (NSTP) Act. (Republic Act No. 9163). On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on Education held an inquiry on the Citizen Armed Force or Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist […]

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CHEd proposal: ROTC should be mandatory only in SUCs

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 13:16:38 +0000

CHEd proposal: ROTC should be mandatory only in SUCs

The ROTC program should only be offered as an option for students in private higher education institutions but mandatory for those in state universities and colleges (SUCs), the Commission on Higher Education proposed during a Senate hearing on Wednesday.

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Gov’t aid to college students cut by P3.2B

Gov’t aid to college students cut by P3.2B

Most of the more than 350,000 tertiary students receiving stipends from government are expected to lose the lifeline next year as the budget for the “Tulong Dunong” program has been drastically cut to P1.1 billion from P4.1 billion.

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