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CHED: News reports on face-to-face classes in July not true
Chairman Prospero de Vera III, however, says CHED is 'crafting guidelines for possible limited face-to-face classes in low risk MGCQ areas' as part of flexible learning approach
CHED launches web-based platform for free college learning materials
Chairman Prospero de Vera III says CHED will fund the development of content for the learning platform this year
CHED: ‘Limited’ face-to-face classes may be allowed in coronavirus-free areas
'What is prohibited under IATF resolutions is the old or traditional full face-to-face classes in all areas under quarantine,' says CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III
CHED expects tuition hike in colleges, universities due to revenue losses
The Commission on Higher Education says the expected decline in enrollment may also result in the 'displacement of part-time and non-regular faculty'
CHED: Over 50,000 part-time lecturers need financial aid too
'We ask that their plight be seriously considered,' CHED chairperson Prospero de Vera III tells the Senate finance committee, noting that part-time lecturers have not received any salary since the coronavirus lockdown in mid-March
No merit scholars this year due to limited funds – CHED
'Ang mapopondohan namin doon sa natitirang pera ay 'yung continuing lang," Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Prospero de Vera III says
Several state colleges to waive entrance exams during pandemic
CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera says many of these schools will determine the students' qualifications for admission based on their high school grades
CHED asks NTC: Give college students free access to online education resources
The Commission on Higher Education also taps the expertise of some universities in the Philippines in the conduct of flexible learning
CHED releases P3.6 billion stipend for college students
An initial 120,000 students enrolled from 404 private schools nationwide will receive the stipend for the just concluded school year 2019-2020, the Commission on Higher Education says
Classes in colleges, universities will open based on mode of teaching
During pandemic, colleges and universities using full online methods can open classes anytime
Colleges, universities should start classes in August – CHED
'Many private universities who are still using the old calendar will now move also to August,' Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Prospero de Vera III says
FALSE: CHED says LET is 'toughest exam to pass'
CHED did not issue this statement and the 'assistant commissioner' cited in the article is fake
CHED: Licensure exams rescheduled under COVID-19
PRESS RELEASE: The PRC already postponed 17 licensure exams from March-June and cancelled all examinations during the Enhanced Community Quarantine which will be scheduled later this year
CHED: Universities, colleges will decide on tuition fee refund
The Commission on Higher Education also says that it will be up to universities and colleges to decide whether to implement mass promotion of students
Mass promotion of students up to universities, colleges – CHED
'The decision on completion of requirements and issuance of degrees are academic matters that are within the powers of individual universities,' says Commission on Higher Education Chairperson Prospero de Vera III
CHED: Colleges, universities free to adjust academic calendar
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera says the adjustments should be 'reasonable, transparent, and outcomes-based validated'
TES stipends now available to grantees in SUCs and LUCs amid coronavirus outbreak
PRESS RELEASE: The Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) is an additional stipend given to students in SUCs/LUCs who are in the Listahanan 2.0 of the DSWD
DepEd, CHED approval needed before using schools for quarantine
'That cannot be automatic. It needs the permission,' says Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año
CHED relaxes rules for adjustment of academic calendars
'Hindi na po nila kailangan ng permission ng commission, ang nirerequire natin sa kanila ay i-inform ang commission in writing para alam namin kung paano sila tutulungan,' says CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera
CHED asks private universities to delay tuition payments
Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III also asks schools to stagger payments in the months following the lockdown to help students cope
CHED urges schools to prepare for possible coronavirus ‘community-level transmission’
CHED chairman Prospero de Vera III says schools should have protocols in place to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus within the campus in coordination with the Department of Health
Cinderella Filipina Benitez-Jaro appointed as CHED executive director
PRESS RELEASE: As Executive Director, Cinderella Filipina Benitez-Jaro will serve as head of the Commission Secretariat and will oversee the overall implementation and operations of the CHED Central and Regional Offices
Groups step up efforts to save endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Negros Occidental
Irrawaddy dolphins live very close to the shore and are constantly exposed to the coastal activities of communities
CHED’s Vitriolo again dismissed by Ombudsman
His dismissal stems from a 2016 case where former executive director Julito Vitriolo called for the resignation of then-chairperson Patricia Licuanan
Vitriolo claims reinstatement 'final' with Supreme Court ruling
(UPDATED) Julito Vitriolo is a career official at the Commission on Higher Education who is still claiming his post as executive director
Ombudsman junks administrative, criminal complaints vs Licuanan
The Office of the Ombudsman also junks the complaints against former CHED executive director Karol Mark Yee and CHED official Luisa Valencia
COA recommends sanctions on SUCs with unliquidated P793M in DAP funds
State auditors recommends that the Commission on Higher Education imposes sanctions on defaulting state universities and colleges
LIST: 27 local universities, colleges now covered by free tuition law
(UPDATED) The Commission on Higher Education says a total of 214 public higher education institutions are now covered by the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act
CEGP urges CHED: 'Act on complaints vs campus press freedom violations'
'The vanguards of light and truth in various campuses are being the next targets of control by the government and school administrations,' says College Editors Guild of the Philippines national president Daryl Angelo Baybado
KWF: State universities responsible for cultivating use of Filipino
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino Chairman Virgilio Almario urges public universities to teach and offer more courses in Filipino language
SC reiterates Filipino, Panitikan not required in college
The Supreme Court will no longer accept further pleadings and motions on the case
CHED allots P1 billion for short-term student loan program
Students from public and private universities can avail of short-term loans as early as this year, says Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III
CHED urges public universities to start classes in August
The Commission on Higher Education says starting classes in August would mean easier processing of budgets since the school year would become aligned with the fiscal year
CHED taps top universities to assist BARMM colleges
Campuses of Mindanao State University and University of the Philippines are among those that will provide 'technical assistance' in subject areas ranging from engineering to development
CHED: Basic law degrees not equivalent to PhDs
'The grant of authority or equivalency to non-law academic disciplines of degree programs, in this case, basic law degrees, are within the powers and authority of the Commission,' says CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III
CHED to hold order removing Filipino as required college subject
CHED Chairperson Prospero De Vera III says they will wait for the Supreme Court's final decision, as groups plan to appeal the recent decision regarding Filipino in the general education curriculum
Duterte appoints De Vera as CHED chairman
De Vera’s new position comes nearly 9 months after he was designated as officer-in-charge
Richard Gomez: PH to 'take chances' in Asiad
Amid criticisms, the chef de mission defends the national team selection in the 2018 Asian Games
CHED not expecting exodus of private school students due to free tuition law
CHED officer-in-charge Prospero de Vera III says requirements for transferee students tend to be strict and slots are often limited
CHED launches free tuition law IRR
Starting SY 2018-2019, the government will shoulder the tuition and fees of students enrolled in 112 SUCs, 78 LUCs, and duly registered technical-vocation education and training programs
8 things you need to know about the free tuition law
(2nd UPDATE) The law will cover the tuition and fees of students enrolled in 112 SUCs, 78 LUCs, and all duly registered technical-vocation education and training programs starting this school year
LIST: 78 local universities, colleges covered by free tuition law
CHED officer-in-charge Prospero de Vera III says the 78 LUCs will no longer collect tuition and fees starting school year 2018 to 2019
CHED executive director post still ‘on hold,’ says OIC De Vera
Former CHED Executive Director Julito Vitriolo wants to be reinstated, but OIC Prospero de Vera III says they will only recognize whomever President Rodrigo Duterte appoints
CHED to tap SUCs for forums on federalism, charter change
CHED OIC Prospero de Vera III says the initiative would allow the government to tap experts from every region to talk about the possible effects of amending the Constitution
CHED OIC vows to finish free tuition law IRR by February 22
'It takes a little bit of effort to craft implementing guidelines on things that we have never done in this country,' says CHED OIC Prospero de Vera III
Sister of drug war victim Carl Arnaiz gets full scholarship from CHED
CHED officer-in-charge Prospero de Vera III says the grant was given to Camille Anne Arnaiz upon President Rodrigo Duterte's orders
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Duterte threatened to file case vs Licuanan if she didn't resign
No charges have been filed against officials sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte for corruption
Duterte fired Licuanan over 'frequent' travels, delay in students' allowances
President Rodrigo Duterte accuses former CHED chairperson Patricia Licuanan of having been 'up to something' when she headed the commission
CHED exec director resigns over 'relentless' threats
Commission on Higher Education Executive Director Karol Mark Yee leaves his post just two weeks after the forced resignation of Patricia Licuanan as chairperson
