More than two million Filipino youth are receiving dole from the government in the pandemic-hit economy, the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) shared this during an event while hailing the government agency for providing assistance to the people.
“Sa pangkabuuan, lagpas dalawang milyong kabataang Pilipino ang natutulungan ng pamahalaan sa gitna ng COVID-19 na pandemya (The government is helping more than two million Filipino youth in this pandemic),” CHED Chairman J Prospero E De Vera III said during the Commission’s 27th founding anniversary. He also hailed CHED and UNIFAST personnel for making this possible.
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De Vera explained that the Commission recognizes the diligence, patience and hardwork of the people of CHED and those in higher education institutions (HEIs) to accommodate every inquiry of students about its programs. “As long as we work together in the spirit of bayanihan and as long as we learn and educate as one, we can withstand all trials that we face,” De Vera added.
CHED commenced its 27th Founding Anniversary with the theme Padyak! Moving Forward, Claiming Victory for Philippine Higher Education (Pamantasan: Pandayan Tungo sa Kaunlaran).
De Vera said that this year’s celebration commemorates a significant milestone for CHED which has accomplished a number of “groundbreaking undertakings” amidst the challenging circumstances brought by the ongoing pandemic.
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Meanwhile, the week-long celebration kicked off with the online ceremony to formally open Higher Education Week. This was followed by regional opening activities, and a conference on Advancing Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Higher Education.
CHED said webinars of conferences, symposia, and training programs, as well as awards and recognition of deserving programs and employees will mark the week-long celebrations.
The CHED was created on May 18, 1994 by virtue of Republic Act 7722 (RA 7722), otherwise known as the Higher Education Act of 1994 with the objective to “protect, foster and promote the right of all citizens to affordable quality education at all levels and shall take appropriate steps to ensure that education shall be accessible to all.”
