Free tuition for all Filipino nationals in state universities and colleges in the Philippines

By 2017, tuition in the undergraduate programs for all state universities and colleges in the Philippines will be free.

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has been given an additional P8.3-billion ($167.17 million) allocation meant to provide for free tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs).

Also included in the CHED budget is P5.8 billion for the continued implementation of student financial assistance programs such as the PAMANA Study Grant Program, Iskolar ng Bayan, Tulong-Dunong Program and scholarship grants for children of sugarcane workers and other small farmers.

An allocation of P4.6 billion was also included for the continued implementation of the K to 12 program and P763 million for the Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes Project.

However, according to CHED Deputy Executive Director Napoleon Imperial in a statement released by CHED, they still need to make thorough plans and observation for the implementation. “We still need to meet with [the Department of Budget and Management] and Senate [regarding] implementation given our issues of concern that need to be resolved first,” he said on Wednesday, December 14.

“CHED wants to ensure that the implementation/guidelines are defined properly to be able to manage the huge amount of funds accordingly,” He added.

See here the complete list of universities and colleges that will offer free education by 2017: asianpolicy

Source: news.abs-cbn, asianpolicy, rappler