‘Ex-Nat’l Artist’: Kidlat Tahimik returns medallion in protest vs CHEd

Vincent Cabreza 06/18/2026

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — National Artist of the Philippines for Film Kidlat Tahimik said Thursday that he is relinquishing his national artist status and returning his medallion as a symbol of protest against changes in college curriculum,…

CHED rolls out Visayas leg of PBBM-GABAY scholarship caravan in Cebu

Caryl Evangelista - USJR Intern 05/01/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Students, scholarship grantees, and returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) gathered as the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) launched the Visayas leg of its PBBM-GABAY caravan, a nationwide initiative aimed at expanding access to…

CHEd: Online classes for HEIs allowed amid oil crisis

Zacarian Sarao 04/09/2026

MANILA, Philippines — All higher education institutions (HEIs) are allowed to shift to 100-percent online classes as necessary amid the ongoing oil crisis in the country. The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) issued the new guidance through…

CHED hands over certificate of MCC’s institutional recognition

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/27/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City College (MCC) is among the 12 local colleges in Central Visayas granted institutional recognition by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), bringing it a step closer to rejoining the government’s free…

MCC gains CHED recognition, moves closer to free tuition program

Mary Rose Sagarino 03/05/2026

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The institutional recognition of Mandaue City College (MCC) has been approved by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), allowing the school to move closer to rejoining the government’s free tuition program. The approval…

CHED OKs 2025 tuition fee hike for 14 colleges in C. Visayas

Futch Anthony Inso 07/05/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Fourteen colleges and universities in Central Visayas are set to implement a tuition fee hike for the school year 2025–2026. This comes after the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-7 approved their applications for…

Mandaue City College ready to resubmit application for free tuition

Mary Rose Sagarino 01/29/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City College (MCC) is set to resubmit its application for Institutional Recognition (IR) to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) during the last week of February. If approved, MCC students will…

CHED probes Bestlink College over unauthorized off-campus activity

Stephanie Sevillano - Philippine News Agency 01/28/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Monday said it would issue a show cause order against Bestlink College following an out-of-town activity that allegedly compromised the welfare of its students. “A show cause order…

CHED-7: 31 HEIs in CV seek tuition hike for SY 2024-2025

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 05/22/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 31 High Education Institutions (HEIs) in Central Visayas have applied for tuition increase for school year 2024-2025, according to an official from the Commission on Higher Education in the region (CHED-7).…

Mandaue City College gets new COPC from CHED-7

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/14/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City College (MCC) was granted a Certificate of Program Compliance (COPC) by the Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (CHED-7). However, its COPC will only cover five degree program like…

Lawmakers condemn CHEd’s abrupt halt to senior high school program

Jane Baustista, Jeanette Andrade 01/05/2024

Lawmakers on Thursday strongly criticized the sudden decision made by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to stop the senior high school program (SHS) in government-run universities and colleges. Gabriela party list Rep. Arlene Brosas expressed her…

DepEd-7 not affected by halt of SHS programs

Futch Anthony Inso 01/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) is not affected by the decision of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to stop senior high school programs in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and…

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