SUPER GOOD NEWS! TUITION FEE FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES WILL BE FREE! STARTING NEXT YEAR!

Good news!

All state Universities and Colleges in the Philippines will offer education to Filipino nationals for free starting next year after the Senate and the Congress approved the 8 Billion pesos additional budget for the Commission on Higher Education.

The only needed was the sign of President Duterte approving the free tuition fee to all State Universities in the Philippines.

Sonny Angara and other Senators confirmed the news on their social media accounts.

List of the State Universities and Colleges that may covered by the 8B Additional budget for CHED:

National Capital Region (NCR)

President Eduardo S. Caillo

1. EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
2. MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
3. PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
4. PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS
5. POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
6. RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
7. TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
8. UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
9. PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL (University of the Philippines Manila)

Under DBM-NCR Coverage

President Commo. Richard U. Ritual

1. PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
2. MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (Marawi)
3. Mindanao State University (General Santos Campus)
4. Mindanao State University (Maguindanao)Mindanao State University (Naawan)
5. Mindanao State University (Sulu)
6. Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
7. Mindanao State University – Tawi-Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)

President Aurelio Labanen Jr.

1. ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2. APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
3. BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY
4. IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY
5. KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
6. MOUNTAIN PROVINCE STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
7. REGION 1 – ILOCOS
8. President Benjamin P. Sapitula
9. DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY
10. ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
11. MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY
12. NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE
13. PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
14. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES

Region II – Cagayan Valley

President Aleth M. Mamauag

1. BATANES STATE COLLEGE
2. CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY
3. ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY
4. NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY
5. QUIRINO STATE COLLEGE

Region III – Central Luzon

President Eusebio V. Angara

1. AURORA STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
2. BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY
3. BULACAN AGRICULTURAL STATE COLLEGE
4. BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
5. CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
6. DON HONORIO VENTURA TECHNOLOGICAL STATE UNIVERSITY
7. NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8. PAMPANGA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
9. RAMON MAGSAYSAY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
10. TARLAC COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
11. TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY

Region IV-A – CALABARZON

President Dr. Tirso A. Ronquillo

1. BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
2. CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
3. LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
4. SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
5. UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM

REGION IV-B – MIMAROPA

President Romulo H. Malvar

1. MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE
2. MINDORO STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
3. OCCIDENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL COLLEGE
4. PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
5. ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY
6. WESTERN PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY

Region V – Bicol

President Fay Lea Patria M. Lauraya

1. BICOL UNIVERSITY
2. CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE
3. CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
4. CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
5. CATANDUANES STATE COLLEGES
6. DR. EMILIO B. ESPINOSA SR. MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
7. PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY
8. SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE

Region VI – Western Visayas

President Danilo E. Abayon

1. AKLAN STATE UNIVERSITY
2. CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY
3. CARLOS HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE
4. GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE
5. ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES
6. NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
7. NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
8. NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
9. UNIVERSITY OF ANTIQUE
10. WESTERN VISAYAS COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
11. WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Region VII – Central Visayas

President Marcelo T. Lopez

1. CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY
2. CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
3. BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
4. NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
5. SIQUIJOR STATE COLLEGE

Region VIII – Eastern Visayas

President Reynaldo A. Lombrio

1. EASTERN SAMAR STATE COLLEGE
2. EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
3. LEYTE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
4. NAVAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
5. NORTHWEST SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
6. PALOMPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
7. SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
8. SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY
9. VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
10. UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

Region IX – Zamboanga Peninsula

President Hji. Nasser A. Salain

1. BASILAN STATE COLLEGE
2. JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE
3. JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE
4. SULU STATE COLLEGE
5. TAWI-TAWI REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
6. WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
7. ZAMBOANGA CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
8. ZAMBOANGA STATE COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Region X- Northern Mindanao

President Victor M. Barroso

1. BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
2. CAMIGUIN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
3. CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY
4. MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
5. MISAMIS ORIENTAL STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
6. NORTHWESTERN MINDANAO STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Region XI – Davao Region

President Jonathan A. Bayogan

1. DAVAO DEL NORTE STATE COLLEGE
2. DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
3. SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AGRI-BUSINESS AND MARINE AND AQUATIC SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
4. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES

Region XII – SOCCSKSARGEN

Officer-In-Charge Bashier D. Salic

1. ADIONG MEMORIAL POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
2. COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
3. COTABATO FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
4. SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
5. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

Region XIII – CARAGA

President Doroteo E. Jacquias

1. AGUSAN DEL SUR STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
2. CARAGA STATE UNIVERSITY
3. SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
4. SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The P8-B budget may only covered the tuition fee, but not the other miscellaneous expenses like laboratory fees.

The additional budget for CHED was part of the P3.35-T proposed budget for 2017. It only needed the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte and he’s expected to sign it after his trip abroad.

Source of list: Official Gazette

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