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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 January 2009, the DepEd signed a memorandum of agreement with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to seal US$86 million in assistance to Philippine education, particularly the access to quality education in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and the Western and Central Mindanao regions. [54]
The Department of Education (abbreviated as DepEd; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Edukasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to, promoting equity in, and improving the quality of basic education. [4] It is the main agency tasked to manage and govern the Philippine system of basic education. It is ...
Accreditation is a process for assessing and upgrading the educational quality of higher education institutions and programs through self-evaluation and peer judgment. [15] It is a system of evaluation based on the standards of an accrediting agency, and a means of assuring and improving the quality of education. [16]
The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017 mandates free tuition and fees for all students of state universities and colleges. Before the act was enforced, the tuition was exactly ₱12 (roughly 24 US cents) per unit (since 1979) for undergraduate students.
Technical-Vocational Education was first introduced to the Philippines through the enactment of Act No. 3377, or the "Vocational Act of 1927." [5] On June 3, 1938, the National Assembly of the Philippines passed Commonwealth Act No. 313, which provided for the establishment of regional national vocational trade schools of the Philippine School of Arts and Trades type, as well as regional ...
UNICEF works to achieve quality and inclusive education for all children in the Philippines; hence they support the Philippine Government’s thrust to expand access to quality Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), which includes universal child care. UNICEF's education program aims to provide an equitable platform for learning to ensure ...
Cebu Technological University provides free tuition fee through Republic Act No. 10931, also known as the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act [18] signed in 2017. The university also provides assistance to qualified students through internal and externally funded scholarships. [19]