J. PROSPERO E. DE VERA III, DPACommissioner, Commission on Higher Education

DISTRIBUTION OF 1,943 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSAY 2016 - 2017

1,710 88% Private HEIs

112* 5.8% State Universities and Colleges

107** 5.5% Local Universities and Colleges

14 0.7% Other Gov’t HEIs

* For AY 2017-18, there will only be 111 Main SUCs due to the amalgamation of MUST and MOSCAT to USTSP.

** Out of 107, 18 are now CHED-recognized (As of 31 August 2017)

DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENT

ENROLLMENT(Undergraduate)2013 - 2017

REDUCED STUDENT ENROLLMENT DUE TO

K to 12

3,136,324

3,384,260

3,659,482

3,194,916

2,672,769

SUCs

LUCs

PRIVATE HEIs

FIRST BATCH OF SHS GRADUATES

ENTERINGCOLLEGE

2,482,844

TERTIARY GROSS

ENROLLMENT RATIO IN

ASEANAY 2016 - 2017

28PHILIPPINES

HIGHER EDUCATION

GROSS ENROLLMENT

RATIO BY REGION

AY 2016 - 2017

DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENT

ENROLLMENT(Undergraduate)

AY 2017 - 2018

SUCs

36%887,258

LUCs

7.7%189,120

PRIVATE HEIs

56.3%1,389,078

2,482,844TOTAL STUDENTS

POOREST 20% SECOND 20% MIDDLE 20% FOURTH 20% RICHEST 20%

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF STUDENTS IN SUCsWHERE STUDENTS GO FOR COLLEGE, BY INCOME CLASS 18 12

82 88

2014 2016

26 24

74 76

2014 2016

SUCs

PRIVATE HEIs

4031

6069

2014 2016

53 46

47 54

2014 2016

69 68

31 32

2014 2016

Source: UniFAST calculations using APIS 2014 and APIS 2016

32.1% High cost of education

LACK OF RESOURCES IS THE MAIN DETERMINANTFOR CONTINUED EDUCATION

26.0% Looking for work

25.7% Family matters

13.1% Lack of interest1.5% Illness / Disability | 1.5% Others | 0.2% Accessibility of school

WHY 16-22 YEAR OLD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN BOTTOM 40% ARE NOT IN SCHOOL

3% 6% 11% 24% 52%

POOREST 20% SECOND 20% MIDDLE 20% FOURTH 20% RICHEST 20%

THE POOREST ARELESS LIKELY TO GO TO COLLEGEAND LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE

TERTIARY LEVEL GRADUATE

PROCEED TO TERTIARY

SECONDARY GRADUATE

30%

44%

57%

71%

86%

7%13%

22%

39%

65%

PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE POORESTExpanded Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation

SGP-PA Fund (‘000) Slots Enrollment Graduate

2012-13 500,000 4,041 4,041

2013-14 500,000 4,041 4,041

2014-15 2,500,000 40,453 37,576

2015-16 2,500,000 40,453 38,252 3,109

2016-17 2,500,000 40,453 29,401* 3,236

2017-18 2,394,997 38,754

* As of September 5, 2017, from 82 SUCs

Students who belong to families at the bottom 20% of our population is already being supported by the government through the Expanded Students’ Grants-In-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation (ESGP-PA) jointly executed by DSWD, CHED, and SUCs.

644,7102018 TARGET BENEFICIARIES

34,698P733 Million

MERIT SCHOLARSHIPSScholarship Grants and Iskolar ng Bayan Act

566,625P6.8 Billion

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEGrants-in-Aid, Student Loans, and Tulong Dunong in CHED and SUCs*

2,934P106 Million

TARGETED GRANTS In partnership with: DND, PAMANA, OPAPP, SRA

40,453P2.5 Billion

FOR THE POORESTE-SGPPA for Pantawid Beneficiaries*

QUINTILE 5

QUINTILE 1

QUINTILE 2

QUINTILE 3

QUINTILE 4

40,453 E-SGPPA SLOTS

2016

PERSISTENT ● Limited access to quality higher educationfor the deserving poor and disadvantaged

● Need for a strategic roadmap in the development of PUBLIC higher education institutions, while delineating the role of PRIVATE higher education

● Need to improve quality of programs in both public and private HEIs in coordination with K-12

● Deteriorating quality that has led to skills-jobs mismatch, low productivity in research and development, and a deficient science and innovation culture

ISSUESIN HIGHER EDUCATION

UNPRECEDENTED INVESTMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONto expand access and to upgrade State Universities and Colleges

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

IMPROVING ACCESS & EQUITABILITY OF COLLEGE EDUCATION

P8.317 Billion Free Tuition inState Universities & CollegesAcademic Year 2017-18

990,899TARGET BENEFICIARIES

111STATE UNIVERSITIES

& COLLEGES

MEDICAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPSCASH GRANT TO MEDICAL STUDENTS IN SUCS PER JMC 2017-4Special 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

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 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 267

University of the Philippines-Manila 660

TOTAL 2,163

Of the P317 Million budgeted for 2017, P122 Millionis projected to be utilized for the First Semester while the remaining amounts shall be budgeted for the Second Semester.

OVERALL BUDGETARY ALLOCATION

OF SUCs

CO

MOOE

PS Regular 35,934,625FY 2014 GAA

42,279,507FY 2015 GAA

47,414,727FY 2016 GAA

58,718,377FY 2017 GAA

61,431,672FY 2018 NEP

ADDITIONAL FACULTY PLANTILLA ITEMS REQUIREMENT

REGION ADDITIONAL FACULTY ITEMS NEEDED

NCR 3,427

I 940

CAR 386

II 1,803

III 3,188

IV-A 2,574

IV-B 1,016

V 1,059

Based on Required no. of Plantilla based on 1:25 FS Ratio and existing no. of faculty with plantilla

REGION ADDITIONAL FACULTY ITEMS NEEDED

VI 1,416

VII 2,068

VIII 1,525

IX 449

X 749

XI 699

XII 690

CARAGA 492

GAA 2017 (‘000)

GAA 2018 (‘000) % Increase

PS 35,810,476 38,168,138 6.6%

MOOE 12,742,767 9,772,622 -23.3%

CO 10,165,134 14,174,560 39.4%

TOTAL 58,718,377 62,115,320 5.8%

INCREASE IN FUNDS FOR CAPITAL OUTLAYin State Universities and Colleges (SUCs)

UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION

Republic Act 10931

THE UNIFIED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION (UNIFAST) ACT

I. To allocate and utilize properly all government resources intended for students through effective beneficiary-targeting;

II. To ensure consistency, continuity, and efficient coordination of student financial assistance policies and programs;

III. To ensure regional equity in the distribution of student financial assistance slots;.

IV. To produce a pool of highly qualified graduates and technical experts who will contribute to the country’s high-level labor force through merit and talent-based Scholarships;

V. To facilitate access to quality education through Grants-in-Aid for students belonging to marginalized sectors; and

VI. To assist students with liquidity issues through Student Loans.

THE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT

I. Provide adequate funding and such other mechanisms to increase the participation rate among all socioeconomic classes in tertiary education;

II. Provide all Filipinos with equal opportunity to quality tertiary education in both the private and public educational institutions:

III. Give priority to students who are academically able and who come from poor families;

IV. Ensure the optimized utilization of government resources in education;

V. Provide adequate guidance and incentives in channeling young Filipinos in their career choices and towards the proper development and utilization of human resources; and

VI. Recognize the complementary roles of public and private institutions in tertiary educational system.

STUDENTS EXPECTED NEXT YEARIn Public Colleges and Universities

● Enrolment in SUCs: 976,710 (85%)● Enrolment in LUCs: 172,361 (15%)

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

3,194,916TOTAL STUDENTS

2,672,769TOTAL STUDENTS

2,482,844TOTAL STUDENTS

INCREASING INVESTMENT TO PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATIONThere is substantial increase in the support of Higher Education in SUCs and LUCs.

165,701StuFAPs 454,554

StuFAPs644,710

StuFAPs

40,453ESGPPA

500,000TES

IMPROVING ACCESS AND EQUITABILITY OF COLLEGE EDUCATION

Republic Act 10931Universal Access

to Quality Tertiary Education Act

51.4 B TOTAL FOR 2018

₱ 22.6 B Free Tuition and Other School Fees (TOSF)Assuming All SUCs, 18 CHED-recognized LUCs

₱ 7 BFree Technical-Vocational Education & Training (TVET)Assuming All public TESDA providers

₱ 21.6 BTertiary Education Subsidy (TES)Assuming Good for 540,232 students with PhP 40,000 amount of annual subsidy

₱ 54 MNational Student Loan Program (NSLP)Assuming Equivalent to 2018 allocation for CHED’s Study Now Pay Later Program

₱ 108 M Administrative CostAssuming 0.5% of allocation for TES and NSLP

WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE

FREE

HEFREE

TVET TESSHORT-TERM

SLPLONG TERM

SLP

SUC YES

YESIf offering

TESDA-registered

TVET

YESIf included in the

list of Registry of Quality-

Assured Programs & Institutions

YESIf included in the Registry & if DBP

provided funding after

their due diligence

assessment of the institution

TBDYet to be

determined by the Board

whether SLP Partner-Banks exclusively or

with SLP Partner-

educational institutions

LUCYESIf CHED-

recognized

TTI NO

LGU-run

TVI NO

PRIVATE

TVI NO NO

PRIVATE

HEI NO NO

shall be covered by the program, including TVET programs in SUCs and LUCs

ALL PUBLIC TVET INSTITUTIONS

The Free TVET package will include, for the duration of the program,:NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FEES,

STARTER TOOLKITS,

AND LIVING ALLOWANCE

FREE TVET TUITION AND OTHER SCHOOL FEES

The following provisions will be adopted owing to the different nature and average duration of TVET programs:

The benefit package shall vary depending on where they will study:

1. Eligible students going to private HEIs shall receive the full benefit package consisting of “TOSF TES” and “Cost of Living” TES

2. Eligible students going to public HEIs shall only receive the “Cost of Living” TES, as TOSF is already free in their institutions

Eligible students shall be awarded the TES before the start of the Academic Year

TERTIARYEDUCATIONSUBSIDYThe TES shall be the national grants-in-aid program and it shall be administered by the UniFAST Board:

(i.e. need to take board exams and being a person with disability)but shall only be accessible to students who satisfy specific conditions in the IRR

A separate grant to cover special circumstances mentioned in the law may be created

NATIONALSTUDENTLOANPROGRAMsubject to continuous improvement until the best working models are reached by AY 2020

How can we develop an effective and sustainable National Student Loan Program that allows us to address the following issues:

● Targeting to ensure that it supports those who need it most

● Difficulty in determining family income (as a basis for determining loan eligibility)

● Tracking graduates following graduation to ensure repayment

ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ON THE IRR OF RA 10931

● Ensure that lessons / problems encountered in P8 Billion Free Tuition is incorporated in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of RA 10931

● Return Service component

● How to make Student Loan Program work

STEPS FORWARDTo address REGIONAL INEQUITIES in ACCESS● Is it serving the underserved and the poorest?● Is it accessible to those living in more isolated communities?● How do we work with SUCs in making their admission policies inclusive, and

what can SUCs do to improve retention and completion rates?

To determine quality indicators for SUCs ● Ensuring that SUCs do not overextend their capacity● Assessing capacity of SUCs in providing quality education and a conducive

learning environment, vis-a-vis seat capacity (eg. Availability of dormitories, facilities and libraries, number of faculty and staff, among others)

To ensure responsiveness and relevance of SUCs to regional needs