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Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara wants government to step up the implementation of free internet access in public places under Republic Act 10929, particularly in state universities and colleges (SUCs) across the country. Under the law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017 which created the Free Internet Access Program, the Department of Information and Communications […]
Teaching personnel in state universities and colleges (SUCs) across the country will be able to receive this year part of their long-overdue salary adjustment with the approval of the 2019 national budget that included funding for job promotion, Senator Sonny Angara said. “The wait is over,” said Angara, vice chair of the Senate Committee on […]
Free college tuition in the country’s state universities and college (SUCs) became a reality during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte because the government believes in investing in our youth, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles. In his commencement address at the graduating rites of the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) on Thursday, Nograles […]
Senator Bam Aquino is hoping for the complete implementation of the free college law in 2019, with students in public universities and colleges not having to spend a single centavo on tuition, miscellaneous and other mandatory fees. “Gawin sanang New Year’s resolution ang 100 percent compliance sa batas na libreng kolehiyo,” said Aquino. “Siguraduhin natin […]
Even with free tuition in public universities and colleges, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the expansion of scholarship grants to students enrolled in private higher education institutions. Angara has lauded the recent memorandum of agreement between the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and 792 private institutions from all over the country for the granting […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the allocation of P2.9 billion in the 2019 national spending package to fund the job promotion of faculty members in state universities and colleges (SUCs) nationwide. “After making tuition in SUCs free, the government should now aim at improving the quality of public higher education in the country, and […]
Government may have limited resources, but the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to ensure funding for Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Law, which makes tuition free in the country’s over 105 state universities and colleges (SUCs) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the assurance on Sunday as he […]
Senator Sonny Angara is looking forward to faster implementation of the government’s free WiFi project in state universities and colleges (SUCs) with the expected entry of the third major player in the telecommunications industry. Angara expressed hope the third telco would invest in telecoms infrastructure that would support the implementation of a law establishing free […]
Senator Sonny Angara has vowed to push for the funding of the medical scholarship program to address the shortage of doctors in the country. For this school year, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allocated P250 million to subsidize the tuition of medical students in eight state universities and colleges (SUCs). For next school […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to fast-track the implementation of the free Wi-Fi project in all state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the country. Based on the data from the DICT, as of July this year, only two of the 112 SUCs have been provided with […]