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President Benigno S. Aquino III led
the officers and employees of the Commission on Higher
Education in commemorating its 18th Year Founding
Anniversary in ceremonies held at the CHED headquarters in
Diliman, Quezon City on Thursday.
Joining the President were CHED
chairperson Patricia Licuanan, Budget Secretary Florencio
Abad, Senator Edgardo Angara and Representative Juan Edgardo
Angara of Aurora province.
The President also witnessed the
ceremonial signing of a Manifesto by representatives of the
Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges
(PASUC) led by its president, Ricardo Rotoras signifying
their commitment and promised the reforms proposed in the
Roadmap of Public Higher Education Reform 2011-2016.
The Public Higher Education Reform
Roadmap has nine proposals aimed at improving the efficacy
of how SUCs are run. These are: 1) rationalizing the number,
distribution and growth of public higher education
institutions; 2) rationalizing program offerings; 3)
rationalizing resource utilization, maximizing resource
generation and improving financial management; 4)
strengthening quality assurance;
5) upgrading qualifications of
faculty; 6) upgrading leading SUCs to international
standards; 7) modernizing facilities of developing SUCs; 8)
strengthening student financial assistance programs; and 9)
strengthening public higher education management through an
Executive Development Program.
The PASUC, which is composed of 110
SUCs in the Philippines, promised to vigorously pursue these
reforms and perform such with utmost honesty, integrity and
ethical leadership.
(FULL
STORY - 05.17.12)
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