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Commission attached to the Office of the President of the Philippines
The
Commission on Higher Education
(
CHED
;
Filipino
:
Komisyon sa Mas Mataas na Edukasyon
or
Komisyon sa Lalong Mataas na Edukasyon
)
[2]
is a
government agency
under the
Office of the President of the Philippines
. It is responsible for regulating and governing all
higher education institutions
and post-secondary educational programs in the country.
History
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The CHED was established on May 18, 1994 through
Republic Act
No. 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994.
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Governance
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The CHED is headed by a Chairperson and four Commissioners appointed by the
President
.
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The current chairperson, Prospero “Popoy” E. de Vera III, was appointed by
Rodrigo Duterte
in 2018 and re-appointed by
Bongbong Marcos
in 2022.
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On January 22, 2024, the
Office of the President of the Philippines
imposed a 90-day preventive suspension order against a Commissioner Aldrin A. Darilag who was accused of grave misconduct, neglect in the performance of duty and abuse of authority or oppression.
[7]
On March 12, 2024, Darilag filed with the
Ombudsman of the Philippines
against Chairman De Vera III a 5-page
complaint
for graft and corruption and grave abuse of authority charges, under R.A. 3019, the "Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act". "Respondent De Vera would like me to support Aspen as a supplier of CHED even though it did not comply with the requirements stipulated in Republic Act 9184, otherwise known as the procurement law. He even asked me to have a meeting with Aspen representatives, which I refused to do," Darilag's sworn affidavit read.
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CHED Center of Excellence
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The CHED awards
Center of Excellence
status to departments within higher education institutions that "demonstrate excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications". It also grants
Center of Development
status to departments that "demonstrate the potential to become a Center of Excellence".
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See also
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External links
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References
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"General Appropriations Act FY 2021"
(PDF)
.
Department of Budget and Management
.
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"Patnubay sa Korespondensiya Opisyal, Ikaapat na Edisyon"
(PDF)
. Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. 2015.
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"Republic Act No. 7722 ? An Act Creating the Commission on Higher Education appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes"
. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. May 18, 1994.
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"COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2011-2016"
(PDF)
. UNESCO Planipolis Portal of Education Plans and Policies.
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"PRRD appoints de Vera as CHED chairman"
.
Philippine News Agency
. October 15, 2018.
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Gregorio, Xavier (July 23, 2022).
"Marcos reappoints CHED chief De Vera"
.
The Philippine Star
.
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Chi, Christina (January 22, 2024).
"CHED Commissioner Darilag suspended"
.
The Philippine Star
.
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Depasupil, William (March 14, 2024).
"CHEd chief faces criminal charges"
.
The Manila Times
. Retrieved
March 13,
2024
.
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"Centers of Excellence and Centers of Development"
. Commission on Higher Education. 2016
. Retrieved
January 31,
2023
.
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"7 universities named centers of excellence, development"
.
Cebu Daily News
. January 4, 2016
. Retrieved
January 31,
2023
.
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"UP College of Mass Comm receives 3 Center of Excellence awards"
.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
. May 18, 2016
. Retrieved
January 31,
2023
.
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