Why is it that free tuition is still not a thing in public colleges and universities? A recent Pulse Asia survey stated that almost all Filipinos support that public colleges and universities should have free tuition. This initiative is being pushed with the aim that through this, education will be more accessible to more students. … Read more
The country’s top ten graduates in various public high schools are entitled to enter state universities and colleges (SUCs) in their respective regions without taking the entrance examinations, including the University of the Philippines College Admission Test or UPCAT. The exemptions of top 10 high school graduates from various public schools in the country will … Read more
A good news for all topnotchers in various public high schools nationwide, the national government declared that all Top 10 Public High School graduates will be granted scholarships in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) under a law signed by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. By virtue of Republic Act (RA) No. 10648, the Iskolar ng … Read more
A total of 451 out of the 1,604 private schools in the Philippines have applied for tuition fee increase to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for the Academic Year 2013-2014. Some of the biggest private schools in the country have pending applications for 5-10% increase in tuition. They were the UST, 5%; UE-Recto, 5%; … Read more
The State Colleges and Universities (SUC) of the Philippines got a boosts on it’s yearly budget according to Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad on a statement made on Monday, March 25, 2013. Sec. Abad confirmed that contrary to the public perceptions of low budget for state colleges and universities (SUC) due to supposedly limited tuition … Read more