The Commission on Higher Education (CHED; fil, Komisyon sa Mas Mataas na Edukasyon Komisyon sa Lalong Mataas na Edukasyon) is a

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agency attached to the

Office of the President of the Philippines The Office of the President of the Philippines (OP; fil, links=no, Tanggapan ng Pangulo ng Pilipinas), is an administrative, advisory, and consultative government agency that aids the president of the Philippines in performing their duty as he ...

for administrative purposes. It covers both public and private higher education institutions as well as degree-granting programs in all post-secondary educational institutions in the country.

History

The CHED was established on May 18, 1994 through

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No. 7722 or the Higher Education Act of 1994 which was authored by Senator

Francisco Tatad Francisco "Kit" Sarmiento Tatad (born October 4, 1939) is a Filipino journalist and politician best known for having served as Minister of Public Information under President Ferdinand Marcos from 1969 to 1980, and for serving as a Senator of ...

. The creation of CHED was part of a broad agenda for reforms in the country's education system, outlined by the Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM) in 1992. Part of the reforms is the trifocalization of the education sector. The three governing bodies in the education sector are the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for tertiary and graduate education, the

Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

(DepEd) for basic education, and the

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA ; fil, Pangasiwaan sa Edukasyong Teknikal at Pagpapaunlad ng Kasanayan) serves as the Philippines' Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) authority. As a government a ...

(TESDA) for technical-vocational and middle level education.

Chairman

The Chairman of CHED is also the Chairperson of the Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines System. Carlito Puno was the chairman from 2005. In 2007, Romulo Neri was appointed Chairman. He was the Director General of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and Socioeconomic Secretary and a former Budget Secretary. On July 9, 2008, Arroyo named Neri as head of the SSS, making the position vacant. Nona Ricaforte was appointed acting Chair. On August 20, 2008, Manny Angeles was appointed new Chairman. Angeles was former chancellor of the Angeles University Foundation and president of the Clark Development Corporation. William Medrano was also appointed commissioner of the CHED on August 29, 2008. Patricia Licuanan was appointed by President

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as Chair. In January 2018, Licuanan resigned. Commissioner Prospero De Vera III was designated as OIC. After 9 months, De Vera was later appointed as Chairman

Centers of Excellence

Centers of Excellence (COEs) are higher education institutions (HEIs) both public and private which have demonstrated the highest degree or level of standards along the areas of instruction, research, and extension of their particular fields or courses. Centers of Development (COD) on the other hand, are educational disciplines that have been considered to significantly improve over the course of the previous year. These provide institutional leadership in all aspects of development in specific areas of discipline in the various regions by providing networking arrangements to help ensure the accelerated development of Higher Educational Institutions in their respective service areas.

Dissemination of Information by CHED

CHED disseminates information by a variety of means. For information specific to a particular institution, a letter is sent to that institution, or an officer is invited to collect it at CHED main office. The institution may then place a copy of the order on one of its own noticeboards, if the order is favorable. CHED also maintains a website where some of its policy documents are made available. CHED issues CMOs – CHED Memorandum Orders. These are often of national significance.CHED Policies and Guidelines
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