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By Prince Golez, Manila Reporter
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MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing mandatory drug tests for all incoming college students.
“We had set-up some mechanisms, not only for random drug testing but also for making drug testing as an admission or possibly, retention in college,” said spokesperson Julito Vitriolo.
This, Vitriolo said, is in line with the Duterte administration’s effort to make Philippine campuses drug-free.
According to the official, the CHED is developing a policy that will make drug testing a requirement for admission in college.
He also vowed to keep schools drug-free “by next year or in 2018.”
Vitriolo said the CHED is also working on the possible implementation of the free tuition policy in state colleges and universities (SUCs).
About P8 billion has been proposed for the implementation of the free tuition fee policy in SUCs.
To broaden access of the poor but deserving students to quality higher education, the Commission has implemented the Student National Assistance Program, or the “Tulong Dunong” supporting at least 200,000 beneficiaries. Its beneficiaries are projected to double in 2018, Vitriolo said./PN
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