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(File photo) MANILA - The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), an attached agency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), posted a 99.67 percent overall budget utilization rate (BUR) of its continuing Fiscal Year 2020 allotment for the programs under Republic Act 10931 or Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. This is higher than its previous BURs in FYs 2018 and 2019 despite the restrictions imposed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. The UniFAST Central Office achieved a utilization rate of 99.97 percent of its PHP3 billion allotment for the Free Higher Education (FHE) in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and CHED-recognized local universities and colleges (LUCs), and Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) Program for new grantees while the CHED Regional Offices attained a 99.39 percent utilization rate. For comparison, the disbursement rate of the national government as a percentage of obligations as of Dec. 1, 2021 stands onl
RAISE REGIONAL WAGES. The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) wants to increase the regional wage rate to increase the quality of life of Filipino families. In a message to reporters Wednesday (Nov. 24, 2021), POPCOM Chief Dr. Antonio Perez III said raising the regional wage will help Filipino families live a more decent lifestyle. (Photo courtesy of POPCOM) MANILA - The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) on Wednesday cited the need to review regional wage policies to help Filipinos earn "living wages" and not just minimum pays. POPCOM Chief Juan Antonio Perez III told reporters that the progressive regions provide higher salaries and more work opportunities than most regions where jobs are scarce and wages are smaller. "That is why workers migrate to areas such as Calabarzon, National Capital Region (NCR), and Central Luzon. Thus, we call on our regional wage boards to study and help improve this situation that will positively impact the con
EXCEPT for those living in Metro Manila and Calabarzon, most Filipino parents need to maintain three to four jobs at a time just to support themselves and their children, according to the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom). Undersecretary for Population and Development Juan Antonio A. Perez III said this…