CHED says there are funds for the scholarship of medical students for this school year, but none for school year 2021-2022.
Lawmakers are pushing for the retention of the scholarship fund for medical students in the 2021 budget of the Commission on Higher Education .
CHED Chairman Prospero de Vera III explained that every year there was no allocation for the scholarship of medical students as Congress only realigned the budget for this. historically. We always ask Congress to augment it. We still need the help of Congress on the financial assistance for the medical students," De Vera said.
"Very critical that we maintain the funding, the subsidy for medical students in the SUCs," Daza said.Why this matters
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