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Ched chief praises Sotto

Press Release Senate oks 7 bills renaming, converting schools The Senate today adopted on third and final reading seven local bills that seek to rename State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) as well as convert state colleges into state universities. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical-Vocational Education, expressed his gratitude to the body for the swift passage of the seven bills, saying these measures would uplift the academic communities in the various SUCs. "The passage on third reading of these local bills renaming our SUCs and converting colleges int...

CNU-VSMMC offers scholarship for doctor of medicine program

On CNU-VSMMC implementing Doktor Para sa Bayan Act SENATE President Vicente Sotto III today said some deserving students who want to join the country's medical sector, especially those in the Visayas region, would soon get the chance to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors with the launching of the Doctor of Medicine program at the Cebu Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC) for the coming 2021-2022 academic year. Sotto, principal author of the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) en banc last May 11 gave the go signal to the...

(Image from CHED) In support of “Doktor Para sa Bayan” and Universal Health Care laws, CHED allowed Cebu Normal University-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (CNU-VSMMC) and Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) to offer a Doctor of Medicine Program effective Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022. “The new Doctor of Medicine program in these two SUCs will expand the opportunities for the poor but deserving students through scholarship support under the Doktor Para sa Bayan Act,” said CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III on Wednesday, May 12. De Vera explained that the Duterte admini...