00:00 The Commission on Higher Education's budget for the next year has already reached the lowest level of the Congress.
00:07 The ChED funded P29.68 billion.
00:12 98.4% was funded for the Higher Education Development Program,
00:18 while 1.6% was funded for the Higher Education Regulation Program.
00:24 It was heated when it was heard that the remaining P72 million was for the scholarship of nursing students.
00:32 The lawmakers were asked why they did not use it for other students who wanted to study in colleges.
00:40 But ChED said that they requested the DBM to realign it, but the DBM did not agree.
00:47 ChED Chairperson Prospero Divera said that even though their fund is smaller than the 2024, they will still use it in the right way.
00:57 ChED will also honor their accomplishments.
01:00 These include the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, Maritime Education, Nursing Education, Medical Education,
01:10 STEM Niche Programs, and Internationalization of Philippine HEI.
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