Bicam okays bill expanding Tertiary Education Subsidy

MANILA, Philippines — A bicameral conference committee approved on Monday the bill aiming to expand the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES). "We are happy to report the approval by the Bicameral Conference Committee of the bill amending the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. As Chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, principal author, and sponsor of this measure, I consider this a major step toward making tertiary education more accessible, more