After President Rodrigo Duterte sat down as President, the plan of having zero tuition fees for state universities and colleges was one of his prioritized plans. The Philippine government and a few more organizations apportioned funds for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) which will enable students in selected states and universities not to pay for anything for their tuition fees.
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P8.3 billion was the amount granted to CHED to make this possible. This amount was from the P3.35 trillion Philippine budget assigned to the Congress. P5.8 billion from the budget is the one to aid the continuation of financial assistance programs: PAMANA Study Grant Program, Iskolar ng Bayan, Tulong Dunong Program, and scholarship opportunities for children of farmers and sugarcane workers.
So what schools are part of this free tuition fee program?
National Capital Region (NCR)
- EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- MARIKINA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
- PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
- PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL (University of the Philippines Manila)
- PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS
- POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
- RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
- TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Under DBM-NCR Coverage
President Aurelio Labanen Jr.
- ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
- BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY
- IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY
- KALINGA-APAYAO STATE COLLEGE
- MOUNTAIN PROVINCE STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
Region 1 – Ilocos
President Benjamin P. Sapitula
- DON MARIANO MARCOS MEMORIAL STATE UNIVERSITY
- ILOCOS SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
- MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY
- NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE
- PANGASINAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES
Region 2 – Cagayan Valley
President Aleth M. Mamauag
- BATANES STATE COLLEGE
- STATE UNIVERSITY
- ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY
- NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY
- QUIRINO STATE COLLEGE
Region 3 – Central Luzon
President Eusebio V. Angara
- AURORA STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
- BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY
- BULACAN AGRICULTURAL STATE COLLEGE
- BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
- DON HONORIO VENTURA TECHNOLOGICAL STATE UNIVERSITY
- NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PAMPANGA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
- RAMON MAGSAYSAY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
- TARLAC COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
- TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY
Region 4A – CALABARZON
President Dr. Tirso A. Ronquillo
- BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
- CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
- LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
- SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
- UNIVERSITY OF RIZAL SYSTEM
Region 4B – MIMAROPA
President Romulo H. Malvar
- MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE
- MINDORO STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
- OCCIDENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL COLLEGE
- PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY
- WESTERN PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY
Region – Bicol
President Fay Lea Patria M. Lauraya
- BICOL UNIVERSITY
- CAMARINES NORTE STATE COLLEGE
- CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES
- CENTRAL BICOL STATE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
- CATANDUANES STATE COLLEGES
- DR. EMILIO B. ESPINOSA SR. MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY
- SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE
Region 6 – Western Visayas
President Danilo E. Abayon
- AKLAN STATE UNIVERSITY
- CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY
- CARLOS HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE
- GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE
- ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES
- NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
- NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
- NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- UNIVERSITY OF ANTIQUE
- WESTERN VISAYAS COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Region 7 – Central Visaya
President Marcelo T. Lopez
- CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY
- CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
- BOHOL ISLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
- NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
- SIQUIJOR STATE COLLEGE
Region 8 – Eastern Visayas
President Reynaldo A. Lombrio
- EASTERN SAMAR STATE COLLEGE
- EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
- LEYTE NORMAL UNIVERSITY
- NAVAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- NORTHWEST SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
- PALOMPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
- SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY
- VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY
- UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES
Region 9 – Zamboanga Peninsula
President Hji. Nasser A. Salain
- BASILAN STATE COLLEGE
- JOSEFINA H. CERILLES STATE COLLEGE
- JOSE RIZAL MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE
- SULU STATE COLLEGE
- TAWI-TAWI REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
- WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
- ZAMBOANGA CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
- ZAMBOANGA STATE COLLEGE OF MARINE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Region 10 – Northern Mindanao
President Victor M. Barroso
- BUKIDNON STATE COLLEGE
- CAMIGUIN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
- CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY
- MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- MISAMIS ORIENTAL STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
- NORTHWESTERN MINDANAO STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Region 11 – Davao Region
President Jonathan A. Bayogan
- DAVAO DEL NORTE STATE COLLEGE
- DAVAO ORIENTAL STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AGRI-BUSINESS AND MARINE AND AQUATIC SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES
Region 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN
Officer-In-Charge Bashier D. Salic
- ADIONG MEMORIAL POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
- COTABATO CITY STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
- COTABATO FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO
Region 13 – CARAGA
President Doroteo E. Jacquias
- AGUSAN DEL SUR STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
- CARAGA STATE UNIVERSITY
- SURIGAO DEL SUR STATE UNIVERSITY
- SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
So here is the list of all the colleges and universities that won’t charge you for tuition fees this 2017. If you’re planning to apply in one of these schools, make sure that you know this information to avoid confusion.