As the present Chair of the Commission on Higher Education, I am as deeply disturbed as all right-minded citizens, by the publicized report of the Commission on Audit on the non-liquidation and delay in submission of reports that exposes the subject funds to the risk of irregular if not altogether illegal payments made under the continue reading : CHED’s Response to the Philstar headline entitled, “COA flags CHED’s P20 billion unliquadated education subsidy grants”
30 December 2025 A charge as serious as corruption and betrayal of public trust cannot stand on the basis of an allegation alone. If there is evidence to substantiate these allegations, and if they are directed at the present leadership of the Commission on Higher Education, let the evidence be made public so that the continue reading : This statement is issued in response to the opinion of Mr. Art Besana, published in the Daily Tribune on 30 December 2025, entitled “CHED to be reverted to a bureau?”
23 September 2025 The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) stresses that students must never be silenced, threatened, or intimidated for standing up against corruption. Consistent with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s support for citizens making their voices heard, CHED affirms that the youth have every right to demand accountability and good governance, especially in the continue reading : Statement on Students’ Right to Protest Corruption and the Need for Vigilance Against Disinformation
The Commission on Higher Education strongly condemns the reported hazing incident involving criminology students of Central Mindanao Colleges in Kidapawan City during their reception rites on August 23, 2025, which resulted in injuries to nineteen (19) students. Hazing and all forms of violence have no place in our institutions of higher learning. In response to continue reading : Statement on the Reported Hazing Incident in Kidapawan City Involving Students of Central Mindanao Colleges
It has come to the attention of the Commission that Cebu Normal University (CNU) – Main Campus, through Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 43, s. 2025 issued by President Daniel A. Ariaso, Sr. abruptly shifted to a 100% online learning modality. Allegedly, this abrupt shift was done without prior consultation with students and faculty members, nor continue reading : Statement on the Issuance of the CNU President of MC No. 43, S. 2025