Lifting the 11-year moratorium on undergraduate nursing programs in colleges and universities is seen to address the lack of health workers, Sen. Francis Escudero said yesterday.
Following its decision to lift the moratorium on new nursing programs, the Commission on Higher Education said it will also review the existing rule prohibiting higher education institutions from opening new degree program on teacher education.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday announced the lifting of the moratorium on the opening of new nursing undergraduate programs in schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
A senior member of the House of Representatives has called on president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint a replacement of Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera III who will be amenable to new nursing programs.