“Many students have been forced to drop out of school because their parents lost their jobs, or their sources of income have been severely affected by the pandemic,” noted Vargas, author of House Bill No. 7446 or the “Sagip Kolehiyo Act.”The bill aims to use the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education to help college-level children of workers laid off during the pandemic continue their education.
Based on a survey conducted by Philippine Association of State Universities and Colleges last year, around 44,000 undergraduate students may not enroll for the current academic year due to the economic uncertainty brought about by the pandemic. “Nagpapasalamat po tayo sa suportang ipinakita ng ating mga kasama sa Committee on Higher and Technical Education, kasama na ang ibang education stakeholders. Ito ay pagkilala nila sa pangangailangan sa panukalang batas na inihain natin upang mabigyan ng ayuda ang ating mga estudyante sa panahon ng pandemya. ,” Vargas said.
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