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first regular session. begun and held in metro manila, on monday, the twenty-fifth day of july, two thousand sixteen. republic act no. 10931. an act promoting universal access to quality tertiary education by providing for free tuition and other school fees in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges and state-run technical-vocational institutions, establishing the ...
Nov 16, 2023 · Looking at the brief history and current state of free higher education in the Philippines, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reports a 14% increase in enrollment in higher education institutions from 2016 to 2019. This surge, a direct consequence of the new law, reflects improved access to college education.
- Congress Assures Funding For 2018 Implementation
- Next School Year
- Congress’ Assurance
- Pivotal Moment
- Victory For Students
MANILA, Philippines - Free education in state colleges and universities edged closer to reality after President Duterte signed into law the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. Duterte signed Republic Act 10931 on Thursday night or hours before it would have lapsed into law today, despite concerns raised by his economic team about fu...
In a text message to The STAR, Diokno said the law will take effect next school year. “The law will be prospective, not retroactive, since academic year 2017 to 2018 is already ongoing,” Diokno said. “Hence, in the immediate term, we’re talking of academic year 2018 to 2019, strictly speaking, the first semester,” he added. He also stressed the gov...
Amid funding worries, the House of Representatives assured college students yesterday that it would allot the necessary funds for the law on free education in SUCs. Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles, appropriations committee chairman, said his panel would “tweak and adjust the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018 so that the free college ...
Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III said Duterte’s enactment of the law was “a pivotal moment in the war against poverty.” “I have always believed that education is the great equalizer. I am where I am today because of my education,” Pimentel said in a statement. “A college diploma is the most decisive tool a Filipino can carry in the struggle t...
Anakbayan described the signing of the free college education law as a “victory for the present and future generations of Filipino students.” Anakbayan chairman Vencer Crisostomo lauded the President’s decision to go against the recommendation of his economic managers to veto the bill. Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago and Presidential Commissio...
Philippine education is when the government actively seeks to expand access and participation in higher education through the ratification of RA 10931 or the “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act”. Thus, this study aims to examine and assess the effects of the law in our educational system.
Republic Act No. 10931, known as the Universal Access to Tertiary Education Act of 2017, is a landmark Philippine legislation that provides free tuition and other school fees to Filipino students enrolled in state universities and colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges (LUCs), and state-run technical-vocational institutions (TVIs).
Dec 9, 2021 · Introduction: charting the legislative journey to ‘universal access’ to higher education in the Philippines. This paper examines how discourses around the concept of social justice influenced the legal proceedings which led to the provision of full subsidies for tuition fees at Philippine State universities and colleges, thus introducing ‘free’ public higher education (HE).
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The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, officially designated as Republic Act 10931, is a Philippine law that institutionalizes free tuition and exemption from other fees in state universities and colleges (SUCs), and local universities and colleges (LUCs) in the Philippines. The law also foresees subsidies for private higher education institutions.
