Rappler's latest stories on state colleges and universities
Limited facilities hinder SUCs from taking in Taal Volcano evacuees
Anakalusugan Representative Michael Defensor says state universities and colleges might be in a better position to accommodate provisional shelters 'because they have more land, structures, and facilities'
Camarines Norte State College converted into university
The state college becomes the University of Camarines Norte through Republic Act No. 11399
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
Schools slam military for linking them to Red October plot
(2nd UPDATE) University officials, students, and professors say the AFP endangers the lives of their community members with its ‘baseless and dangerous’ accusation
State universities may get P280-million budget for free Wi-Fi
The funds are under the proposed 2019 budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology
No tuition and fees increases in SUCs and LUCs for next 5 years – Unifast
Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education officer-in-charge Carmelita Yadao-Sison says during the 5-year period of review, the government hopes to determine a standard amount that will replace tuition and other school fees
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
Free tuition law's implementing rules completed
CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan says one of the provisions of the IRR include maintaining SUCs' allocations for each student to ensure academic competency
20,000 K to 12 vocational labs to suffer due to P30-B DepEd budget cut
P30 billion out of the proposed P36 billion for technical-vocational labs for Grade 11 and 12 students will be realigned to fund the free tuition law next year
House wants to use CHR, ERC, NCIP budgets for free tuition
Akbayan Representative Tom Villarin hits the idea saying You can t cut the budget of a constitutional body then to soften criticism bestow it [on] a supposed loftier cause like free tuition
Who will benefit from the free tuition law?
Data suggest that by and large the free tuition law is likely to benefit the rich more than the poor
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LIST: State colleges and universities covered by free tuition law
Here are the 112 SUCs covered by the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act signed by President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte signs law for free tuition in state colleges
UPDATED President Rodrigo Duterte approves the measure despite opposition to it previously expressed by his economic managers
Mr President, before signing the law on free college tuition, please read this
The bill passed by Congress to provide free tuition in public colleges and universities might result in poor families subsidizing students from richer families
House approves P3.35 trillion 2017 budget
The Lower House restores the budget cuts made against state colleges and universities as well government hospitals
Police release UP teachers arrested in budget protest
The UP community is protesting the biggest drop in its budget under the Aquino administration in 2016
Public colleges to freeze tuition hikes?
But CHED says a tuition increase is unavoidable in private higher education institutions
UP education: Burden of students or the state?
Other state colleges and universities are closely watching the UP experience
UP Manila to suspend tuition policy?
UPDATED The fate of the UP Manila policy that increases the pressure on students unable to pay tuition on time still hangs in the balance
