The abrogation of the Department of National Defense (DND)-University of the Philippines (UP) Accord has hugged the headlines in the media the past two days and various personalities and groups have used the issue to assert their views for or against the DND decision. Educational stakeholders – students and their parents, faculty, alumni, and politicians continue reading : Statement on the termination of 1989 DND-UP Accord

Student beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) can now easily and safely receive their stipends amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with the launching of the LANDBANK Mastercard Prepaid Card (LMPC) by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) and LANDBANK of the Philippines. The partnership of the continue reading : TES beneficiaries to receive stipends in a timely, safe and convenient manner under new CHED/UNIFAST-LANDBANK system

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Board Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III vows to increase the scholarships for students in Indigenous Peoples (IP) Communities with the continued funding support for the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education (UAQTE) law or Republic Act (RA) 10931 continue reading : CHED and UniFAST vow more scholarships for IP communities

A total of 54,761 private school students who have unpaid tuition and miscellaneous fees have received a grant of five thousand pesos (P5,000) under the Bayanihan 2 for Higher Education Tulong Program (B2HELP) implemented by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The P300M fund for the B2HELP is part of the Bayanihan to Recover as continue reading : 54,761 private school students benefit from Bayanihan 2 subsidy

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) was awarded as Freedom of Information (FOI) Champion second runner up (for agencies/bureaus/commissions/councils award) during the 4th annual Freedom of Information (FOI) Awards held by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO). In a virtual ceremony held on November 25, CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera accepted the award continue reading : CHED gets FOI Award; commits to promote institutionalization of FOI in higher education sector