The “Tabang OFW” scholarship program was set up by DOLE, the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and its Unified Financial Assistance System (UniFAST) for Tertiary Education, and the Overseas Workers Welfare Association.
“Ang aming concern ay pag-violate ng IATF regulations doon sa dahil mga bata ito at age group-wise ay hindi sila dapat lumalabas ng bahay, at iyong advisories na inisyu namin simula Marso, malinaw doon na nakabatay din sa IATF decisions na ang dapat siguruhin ng mga pamantasan ay ligtas ang kanilang mga estudyante at kung maaari ay sila ay nasa bahay,” CHEd Chairman Prospero de Vera III said in a Malacañang briefing.
In a press release, CHEd Chairman Prospero de Vera III said students enrolled in 17 higher education institutions (HEIs) that had removed grade benchmarks during the pandemic-hit second semester of the previous academic year needed to have their grades verified, converted into a numerical grade, and submitted to CHEd by Oct. 30.
Majority of higher education institutions did not increase tuition amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Commission on Higher Education said on Saturday.