(Eagle News) — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday, March formally launched the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
Starting this June, or this coming school year 2018 to 2019, the government will shoulder the tuition fee of the students enrolled in all state universities and colleges.
Aside from this, the tuition fees of those who want to study technical-vocation (tech-voc) education and training programs registered under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be free.
Under the RA 10931, the government covers the tuition, miscellaneous and other school fees of students enrolled in 112 state universities and colleges (SUCs), 78 local universities and colleges (LUCs), and all technical-vocation education and training (TVET) programs registered under TESDA.
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