Chairperson Jude Acidre and members of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Tuesday approved several higher-education reform measures, including proposals on LUC governance, digital learning access in SUCs, CHED development and oversight reforms, TESDA modernization, and the appointment of dual-citizen faculty members. Photos courtesy of TINGOG Party-list.

TACLOBAN CITY — Tingog party-list reiterated its commitment to improving the country’s higher-education system after several priority reform bills gained approval at the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Among the endorsed measures were the Local Universities and Colleges Governance Act (HB 4686), the Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of LUCs (HB 4800), the Universal Access to Learning Resources Act (HB 4930), the Higher Education Development and Innovation Act of 2025 (HB 4958), the TESDA Modernization Act (HB 4798), and HB 5019 allowing qualified dual citizens to teach or serve in public higher-education institutions.

Tingog said these proposals address long-standing concerns on governance, access to learning materials, faculty development, and the alignment of programs with industry and global standards.

“These bills were not only endorsed once, but twice, because the problems they address have not disappeared,” said House Committee chair and Tingog party-list Representative Jude Acidre, stressing the urgency of building a credible and competitive higher-education system.

(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)

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