Senator Win Gatchalian assured that high school graduates from households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) will soon be prioritized as beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES), Senator Win Gatchalian assured.
Under Senate Bill No. 1894, which Gatchalian co-authored, high school graduates from 4Ps households shall automatically qualify as TES beneficiaries. These high school graduates, however, have to pass admission in a higher education institution (HEI) recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) or a Technical Vocational Institution accredited by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Senate Bill No. 1894, which the Senate approved on third and final reading, seeks to amend the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act No. 10931) to ensure that financially vulnerable students are prioritized as TES beneficiaries. The proposed measure also seeks a broader application of the TES, among others.
“Sa pagpapatag natin sa free higher education law, tutulungan nating makapagpatuloy sa kolehiyo ang mga high school graduates natin na nasa ilalim ng 4Ps,“ said Gatchalian.
The bill also provides that when funds are available, the remaining TES grants shall be awarded based on the ranking of applicants’ household per capita income.
Libreng Kolehiyo Patatatagin; Gatchalian: Mga Graduatesng 4Ps Bibigyang Prayoridad sa TES
Tiniyak ni Senador Win Gatchalian na ang mga high school graduates mula sa mga sambahayan sa ilalim ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) ay mabibigyang prayoridad bilang mga benepisyaryo ng Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES).
Sa ilalim ng Senate Bill No. 1894, kung saan isa si Gatchalian sa mga may akda, agarang magiging kwalipikado sa TES ang mga high school graduates mula sa mga 4Ps households. Upang tuluyan silang maging mga benepisyaryo ng TES, kailangang nakakapasa sila sa isang kolehiyo o pamantasang kinikilala ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED), o kaya naman sa isang Technical Vocational Institution na may accreditation mula sa Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Layon ng Senate Bill No 1894 na amyendahan ang Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (Republic Act No. 10931) o ang batas sa libreng kolehiyo. Ito ay para tiyaking mabibigyang prayoridad bilang mga TES beneficiaries ang mga nangangailangang mga mag-aaral. Kasama rin sa mga layunin ng panukalang batas na palawakin ang saklaw ng TES.
“Sa pagpapatag natin sa free higher education law, tutulungan nating makapagpatuloy sa kolehiyo ang mga high school graduates natin na nasa ilalim ng 4Ps,“ ani Gatchalian.
Nakasaad din sa panukalang batas na kung meron pang pondo, maaaring gamitin ang nalalabing TES grants batay sa kakayahang pinansyal ng mga aplikante.
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Photo by Mark Cayabyab / OS WIN GATCHALIAN
