On Wednesday, September 20, Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2441, or the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act,” which aims to further democratize access to quality education in the country. The bill, under Committee Report No. 122, mandates that private higher education institutions must waive entrance examination fees for certain qualified students. Drawing
On Wednesday, September 20, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2441, or the “Free College Entrance Examinations Act,” which aims to further democratize access to quality education in the country.
This principle, Go added, has been bolstered over the past six years under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte which enacted Republic Act No. 10931, the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a landmark policy exempting eligible college students from paying tuition and other fees.
He noted, “Iyong iba, walang pambayad ng entrance exam kaya hindi na lang sinusubukang mag-apply sa pribadong paaralan kung saan maaari din silang mag-apply ng scholarship. Nasasayang ang oportunidad para sa mga deserving na estudyante pero walang kakayahan.” Go described the exemption from entrance examination fees as a mechanism that can help bridge the inequality gap and offer deserving students a shot at quality tertiary education. He supported this measure for offering “adequate assistance and equal opportunity to these students to pursue their dreams of obtaining a college education.”
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