Risa Hontiveros Exposes Alleged ‘Ghost Scholars’ Under CHED Program Senator Risa Hontiveros exposed the alleged ‘ghost scholars’ under Commission on Higher Education (CHED) free education program. Hontiveros uncovered the suspected “ghost scholars” utilizing the CHED scholarship program in a statement on Wednesday. She revealed that her office has been receiving complaints that as many as … Read more
338 Students Should Return Excessive Scholarship Grants Say COA The Commission on Audit (COA) calls out 338 students to return the excessive scholarship grants they received from the government. The follow-up call was prompted by Rep. France Castro of the ACT Teachers raising concern about the doubling of student scholarship funds during budget deliberation. According … Read more
Over 2 Million Filipinos Benefited From Free College Education Law, CHED Says FREE COLLEGE – CHED said that over two million Filipino students have benefited from the free college education law. A few years ago, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act with the aim to help the less-fortunate Filipino … Read more
CHED Speaks on “Flexible Learning” As the New Norm CHED – The Commission on Higher Education officially adopted the “flexible learning” as a new normal in the college level. The educational system is one of those that were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. It has been a year now since PH … Read more
CHED Allowed 4 Universities in Western Visayas to Conduct Face-to-Face Classes The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has allowed four (4) universities in Western Visayas to operate face-to-face classes amid the pandemic. West Visayas State University (WVSU), Central Philippine University (CPU), Iloilo Doctors College (IDC), and PHINMA-University of Iloilo (PHINMA-UI) are allowed to hold face-to-face … Read more
Guidelines For Limited Face-To-Face Classes For Tertiary Set LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES – The Department of Health along with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) gave the guidelines for the resumption of face-to-face classes at the tertiary level. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, an entire shift in the educational system was imposed. For over a year, students … Read more
COVID-19 Pandemic Delays CHED Distribution of College Education Subsidies CHED – The distribution of the Tertiary Education Subsidies (TES) by the Commission on Higher Education was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines brought a lot of changes. Nowadays, people are wearing face masks and face shields when going outdoors. It … Read more
CHED Implements Suspension on Foreign Internships for Pinoy Students CHED – The Commission on Higher Education decided to suspend the overseas internships for Pinoy students. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected over 200 countries and territories across the globe. It brought a lot of changes to nations with confirmed cases like the Philippines. According to the … Read more
CHED: 731 Colleges, Universities To Start Online Learning Starting August CHED – The Commission on Higher Education said that there are about 731 higher education institutions who will start online and blended learning this August. This came from CHED chairperson Prospero de Vera, who also said in a Palace briefing, that there are only 20 … Read more
Student Report Teacher for Forcing them Submit Assignment Amid Suspended Class ILOILO CITY – a teacher is under probe after one of his students report him because he still requires submission of assignments amid class suspension. A 20-year-old student hidden with the name of ‘May’ at the Iloilo Science and Technology University complained that they … Read more
