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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 ...
In the 1960s, the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA) campaigned for a share in the Special Education Fund, which was from the surplus funds authorized by the War Damage Act of 1965. [4] The private education sector successfully convinced the Philippine government that it has an important role to play in nation ...
Thus, the passage of the Republic Acts 7722 and 7796 in 1994 led to the "tri focalization" of the educational system in the Philippines. Republic Act 7722, or the Higher Education Act of 1994, created the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), which assumed the functions of the Bureau of Higher Education and supervised tertiary degree programs ...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED; Filipino: Komisyon sa Mas Mataas na Edukasyon or Komisyon sa Lalong Mataas na Edukasyon) [2] is a government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines. It is responsible for regulating and governing all higher education institutions and post-secondary educational programs in the country.
Educational equity, also known as equity in education, is a measure of equity in education. [1] Educational equity depends on two main factors. The first is distributive justice , which implies that factors specific to one's personal conditions should not interfere with the potential of academic success.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT-Teachers) is a progressive national democratic mass organization of teachers, academics, and other education workers in the Philippines, established on June 26, 1982. It is the largest non-traditional teachers' organization in the country, and campaigns for the economic and political rights of teachers ...
Society in the Philippines values education very highly, especially for their children. It is understood to be the means by which personal and familial poverty can be averted -allowing for a more successful way of life. According to the Philippines's 2013 Census of Population and Housing, the literacy rate of the nation was recorded at 96.5%. [15]
Minister of Education, Culture and Sports (37) Onofre Corpuz (1926−2013) September 11, 1982 January 18, 1984 Ferdinand Marcos: 39: Jaime C. Laya (born 1939) January 18, 1984 February 25, 1986 40: Lourdes Quisumbing (1921−2017) February 25, 1986 February 11, 1987 Corazon Aquino: Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports [30] (40) Lourdes ...