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EJERCITO BACKS HIGHER BUDGET FOR STATE COLLEGES

Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito expressed his full support for increasing the budget of state universities and colleges (SUCs), particularly the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), during the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2025 budget for SUCs. “Makakaasa kayo na ako mismo ay magbibigay ng suporta sa inyo habang patuloy kayong nagsusumikap […]

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CREATE MORE MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN SUCS – LIBANAN

House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan wants the country’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to launch their own medical schools so that they can produce more doctors that are badly needed to build up the public healthcare system. “Congress must enable highly advanced SUCs, particularly those in the provinces, to put up their own […]

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CHED TOLD: REGULATE SUC VISITS OF COMMISSIONERS

Senator Chiz Escudero has asked the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to regulate the expenses incurred by their commissioners during their visits to state colleges and universities (SUCs) or out-of-town meetings. Escudero, who chairs the Senate Committee on Higher and Technical Education, made the call during the body’s meeting where 25 education bills were tackled […]

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ESCUDERO SUPPORTS PARTIAL PAYBACK TO SUCS

Senator Chiz Escudero has expressed his support for the partial pay back to the state universities and colleges (SUCs), which appealed to the government to reimburse the amount they spent in 2022 and 2023 in the implementation of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA). Escudero, who presided over […]

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STATE SCHOOLS GET P446M FOR AGRI RESEARCH – DAR

To scale up agricultural production, the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR), has allocated an average of P446 million yearly to state universities and colleges (SUCs) to support their research for development, technology commercialization, research facilities, and scholarships starting 2017. “This is not the first time we are doing this, […]

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GATCHALIAN: INCLUDE SUCS IN ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD’

To ensure that more students can benefit from free higher education, Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing the inclusion of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the “Build, Build, Build” program of the government to build more classrooms and school facilities. “Maraming gustong mag-aral sa college, maraming pumapasa ng entrance exam pero hindi nakakapasok ng SUCs […]

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GIVE SUPPORT, RAW MATERIALS TO STATE COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES MAKING FACE SHIELDS FOR FRONTLINERS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva has reiterated the call of state universities and colleges (SUCs) who have issued separate appeals for the public to provide them with necessary raw materials and other forms of support to manufacture equipment needed by frontline healthcare workers treating patients affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Villanueva cited the various efforts of […]

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GATCHALIAN TO CHED: INCLUDE MORE STUDENTS TO AVAIL OF FREE TUITION

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ensure that all 118 local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the country become eligible to offer free tuition under the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 (Republic Act 10931), a move that provides free quality tertiary education. CHED had recently […]

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TOLENTINO TO CHED: HELP MUSLIM STATE UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES

Senator Francis Tolentino is urging the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to be more proactive in helping state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) so that they can improve their performance and attract more students. “Nakalimutan na ang SUCs sa BARMM. We should be more proactive in addressing […]

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GIVE ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCES TO TEACHERS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a bill that aims to provide for additional allowances for faculty members of state universities and colleges (SUC), as he sought to improve the living conditions of teachers in higher education institutions. The bill providing additional benefits for teaching personnel in SUCs and state-run technical and vocational institutions is one […]