PATRICIA B. LICUANAN, Ph.D.

Chairperson
Commission on Higher Education
 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Even as they endeavor to sustain the

increase in the education budget at
all levels, it is equally important to
ensure that budget execution is
effective, timely and efficient.
 INCREASE 2017 2018
IN CHED BUDGET BUDGET

BUDGET AS
A WHOLE;
INCREASE 80.13 107.23
BILLION BILLION
IN SUCs
BUDGET
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET
1. Expansion and harmonization of
student financial assistance
programs
2. Continued support to faculty
development (for Masters & PhD)
3. Continued support to
higher education institutions
during the 3rd year of the K to 12
Transition Period
4. Innovating models for increased
access to quality education
(ETEEAP, Community Colleges, etc.)
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
PROPOSED 2018 BUDGET
5. Supports the strengthening of
arts and culture education
6. Accelerates the quest for
excellence in Philippine HEIs
7. Operationalization of the UniFAST
in support of Republic Act 10931 or
the Universal Access to Quality
Tertiary Education Act
8. Strengthening governance of
public HEIs through the Higher
Education Career System (HECS)
IMPROVING BUDGET UTILIZATION
2016 - 2017

☑ Diagnosis of existing bottlenecks and challenges

☑ Improved planning and monitoring
☑ Introduction of innovations to enhance our
absorptive capacity
 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Promote professional development and

certification of faculty, teachers, trainers,
learning facilitators, assessors, as well as
non-teaching personnel.
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THROUGH FACULTY and STAFF DEVELOPMENT
2018
2016 2017 2019
Filipino HEI Faculty 5,640 3,662 543 1,232
with Graduate Degree
2015

50% 70%
Note that the initial target was 70% but this has been
reduced due to the lower budget received starting FY 2017. 62%

K 12 TRANSITION PROGRAM
TO

While mitigating the impact of reduced student enrolment, the Program

has also allowed the development of a critical mass of faculty through
scholarships for Master’s and Doctorate degrees locally and abroad.
 TOTAL

EFFECTIVE
PROJECTED ACTUAL Variance SCHOLARS
REGION PROJECTED
2016 2016 projected - actual 2016
2016-2020

MITIGATION OF
1 1,455 582 145 437 336
2 695 278 58 220 228
3 1,980 792 540 252 314

DISPLACEMENT 4-A
MIMAROPA
3,030
348
1,212
139
357
32
855
107
492
222

FY 2016 5
6
1,573
1,523
629
420
149
230
480
190
345
193
7 2,108 708 384 324 179
There appears to be a close 8 610 244 19 225 635
relationship between the 9 825 330 124 206 269
faculty and staff that were 10 1,395 558 264 294 484

not displaced (6,529) and 11 1,583 633 0 633 435

12 985 394 0 394 348
those provided with local
ARMM 343 137 0 137 87
scholarships of the K to 12
CAR 815 326 239 87 267
Transition Program (5,493). Caraga 315 126 14 112 210
NCR 4,925 1,970 559 1,411 308
NIR N/A 324 159 165 141
TOTAL 24,505 9,802 3,273 6,529 5,493
TRAINING
OF FACULTY
FOR SHS

TEACHER TRAINING

32 Teacher
Trainings

6,494 Teachers
Trained
PHILIPPINE
HIGHER
EDUCATION
CAREER SYSTEM
(PhilHECS)
Executive
Development
Program
 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Expand and intensify programs that promote

access, such as: Alternative Learning Systems
(ALS), Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency
and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), as well as
the full implementation of Republic Act No. 106871
or the Unified Student Financial Assistance
System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST).
IMPROVING ACCESS & EQUITABILITY
OF COLLEGE EDUCATION
P8.317 Billion Free Tuition in
State Universities & Colleges
Academic Year 2017-18
COVERAGE
All Filipino students enrolling
in undergraduate programs in
SUCs for AY 2017-2018, subject
to the President’s prioritization
directive and availability of
funds
Includes subsidy for Filipino
Doctor of Medicine students

990,899 111
TARGET BENEFICIARIES STATE UNIVERSITIES
& COLLEGES
MEDICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS
CASH GRANT TO MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SUCS PER JMC 2017-4
Special Provisions No. 6 Applicable to SUCs, Volume 1-A. page 964 of R.A. No. 10924
also known as the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of FY 2017

STUDENTS
UNIVERSITY
ENROLLED

Mariano Marcos State University 95

University of Northern Philippines 298

Cagayan State University 454

Bicol University 249

West Visayas State University-Main 140

University of the Philippines-Leyte

Mindanao State University-Main
University of the Philippines-Manila
TOTAL
267 Of the P317 Million budgeted for 2017, P122 Million
is projected to be utilized for the First Semester
660
while the remaining amounts shall be budgeted for
2,163 the Second Semester.
 IMPROVING ACCESS 51.4 B TOTAL FOR 2018
AND EQUITABILITY OF Free Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF)
22.6 B
COLLEGE EDUCATION
₱
Assuming All SUCs, 18 CHED-recognized LUCs

Free Technical-Vocational Education &

● Coverage ₱ 7B Training (TVET)
Assuming All public TESDA providers
● Next Steps Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)
Republic Act 10931 ₱ 21.6 B Assuming Good for 540,232 students with PhP
40,000 amount of annual subsidy
Universal Access
` to Quality Tertiary ₱ 54 M
National Student Loan Program (NSLP)
Assuming Equivalent to 2018 allocation for
CHED’s Study Now Pay Later Program
Education Act
Administrative Cost
₱ 108 M Assuming 0.5% of allocation for TES and NSLP
ETEEAP EXPANDED TERTIARY EDUCATION EQUIVALENCY
& ACCREDITATION PROGRAM | CMO No. 28, s. 2013

20,748 96
DEPUTIZED HEIs
GRADUATES 71 PRIVATE HEIs | 25 SUCs
from various degrees
from SY 1999-2017 REGION HEIs REGION HEIs
TOP 5 PROGRAMS: Region 1 12 Region 8 3

Criminology
Region 2 9 Region 9 1
SY 2016-2017 Region 3 6 Region 10 7
Business Administration
Region 4 6 Region 11 3
3,155 1,831 Public Administration MIMAROPA 2 Region 12 5
ENROLLMENT GRADUATES Region 5 10 CAR 3
Psychology
Region 6 5 Caraga 1
Political Science
Region 7 9 NCR 14
 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Accelerate the full implementation of the

Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF)
and mobilize stakeholders for its further
substantiation and implementation.
 Beginning June 2018, a new and enhanced
LOCALLY RESPONSIVE, college curriculum will be implemented that is

GLOBALLY ATTUNED aligned to K to 12, the Philippine Qualifications

Framework (PQF) and the ASEAN Qualifications

CURRICULA Reference Framework (AQRF), and is now

outcomes based.

❏ Prepares Filipino learners for the 21st

STATUS OF POLICIES, STANDARDS Century
AND GUIDELINES (PSGs) FOR
❏ Increased work-readiness
106 UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:
❏ Deepened opportunities for practice and

51 55
immersion
❏ Aligned with local requirements

RELEASED BEING FINALIZED ❏ Complies with international standards

 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Promote Science, Technology and

Innovation, alongside the
strengthening of courses in the Arts,
Culture, and Humanities.
ACCELERATING INNOVATION THROUGH RESEARCH

STEWARDSHIP OF DISCOVERY OF CLIMATE ADAPTATION

NATURAL RESOURCES
Biodiversity Inventory in Long Term
Ecologic Research (LTER) Sites for
5 major mountains in Mindanao
CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY
NEW DRUGS
Philippine Spider Toxin Project as
cure for Alzheimer's Disease
UNIVERSITY of SANTO TOMAS
FOR FOOD SECURITY
Climate-Resilient Tilapia Farming
MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
(NAAWAN)
SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE INITIATIVES IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Philippine-California Advanced Research Institutes (PCARI) Project

A new approach to enhance capacity of

2017
Philippine HEIs for R&D that translates
to technological innovations for
35 projects
18 HEIs
2018
44 projects
150 study support grantees
addressing societal problems. 410 R&D personnel
25 HEIs
170 study support grantees
2016 480 R&D personnel

17 projects
15 HEIs
142 study support grantees
333 R&D personnel

2015
2014 9 projects

2013
4 HEIs
Selection
Establishment of the & technical
PCARI Project; Two review of
virtual institutes, and project
Project Management proposals
and Coordination
Office
SOME PCARI PROJECTS THAT YIELDED SIGNIFICANT RESULTS

CLOUD-BASED INTELLIGENT ACCESSIBLE DETECTION LOCALLY-FORMULATED

TOTAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM OF DENGUE GOLD NANO INK
Early warning system for plant Portable, cost-effective diagnostic kit Inks and tools for fabricating
diseases affecting banana plantations for faster detection of dengue low-cost printed electronic devices

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
SUPPORTING INITIATIVES IN CULTURE AND THE ARTS
In partnership with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)

Transforming higher education

through culture and the arts.
Grants to higher education personnel affected by the K to 12 Transition, and in
the following fields: Fine and Applied Arts, Humanities, and Social and
Behavioral Sciences, employing discipline-specific or multidisciplinary strategies.
FY 2017 TARGET
TITLE OF PROPOSAL HEI(s) INVOLVED

₱
300 30/84 Sama Origins and Transformations:
Evidence From Genes, Languages, and Cultures
UP Diliman, UP Los Baños,
MSU - Tawi-Tawi
MILLION PROJECTS / PROPOSALS
RECEIVED Architectural, Cultural, and Biological Assessment of
Angeles University Foundation
Selected Centuries Old Stone Churches of Pampanga
FY 2018 TARGET
Revitalizing Ayta - Mag-Antsi Language towards the
Sustainability of Language, Culture, and Traditions University of Santo Tomas

₱
100 10 of the Community

Reviving the Vanishing

Central Luzon State University
MILLION PROJECTS Lullaby Songs of Central Luzon
RESPONDING NEW GENERAL EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
TO THE Produce thoughtful graduates imbued with

CHALLENGES values reflective of a humanist orientation,

conscious of his/her identity as an individual,
a Filipino, a member of the global community,
OF 21ST and a steward of the environment.
CORE COURSES:
CENTURY Art
Ethics
Appreciation

COMING SOON:
The
Contemporary
Readings in
Philippine
ART APPRECIATION
JUNE 2018 World History is meant to imbue
Mathematics students with an
Purposive
in the Modern
Communication understanding of the
World
nature and function of
Science,
Understanding art in contemporary
Technology,
and Society
the Self society.
 2016 Education Summit Commitments

Convene a high-level Government – Industry –

Education Sector Council or consortium to
strengthen the collaboration among government,
schools, and industry in the areas of curriculum
development, research and extension, and
student internships, among others.
PROGRAMS
DEVELOPED
WITH
INDUSTRY
PROGRAMS DEVELOPED WITH INDUSTRY
K 12
TO

SECTORAL
ENGAGEMENT
GRANTS 118 Sectoral Partners
since 2016

47 Private Sector
383 Grantees
since 2016 28 Civil Society
IT and Related 43 Government Agencies
22% Disciplines
Business and
20% Related
Disciplines
Engineering
10% Disciplines
ACCESS & EQUITY
UNIFAST RA 10931

ASEAN EDUCATION
INTERNATIONALIZATION

K 12 TRANSITION
TO

FIRST BATCH OF SHS GRADUATES

ENTERING COLLEGE

COMMUNITY COLLEGES
DEFINING LEVEL 5

RESEARCH & EXTENSION

STRATEGIC NEXT STEPS
STRENGTHENING
OUR WORK
TOGETHER AS
EDUCATION
AGENCIES