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CHED gets P290.4M for SUCs rehab

Patricia Lourdes Viray - The Philippine Star

November 25, 2014 | 7:32pm

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Higher Education will receive a total of P290.4 million for the rehabilitation of state universities and colleges (SUCs) affected by various calamities during the recent years.

The released budget would be allocated to assist 23 SUCs which were affected by the 7.2-magnitude Bohol and Cebu earthquakes, the Zamboanga City siege and the typhoons Odette, Vinta, Santi, Labuyo and Sendong.

“These repair activities are also preemptive, in the sense that our SUCs will be better prepared for future disasters or possible power shortages. The fund release isn't therefore just a release. It's most certainly an important investment towards better tertiary education," Budget Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad said.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released the fund which will cover the replacement of damaged equipment, procurement of energy-saving devices and generator sets and the rehabilitation of existing water systems.

“The Aquino administration's efforts to repair damaged public facilities are only some of the ways through which we're improving access to quality education. The country is prone to calamities and man-made crises, so it's even more important for us to ensure the safety and continuing education of our college and university students in our state-run schools," Abad said.

The breakdown of allocation per SUC is as follows:

State Universities and Colleges	Typhoon/Calamity	Amount in Php
CAR
Apayao State College	Vinta	11,347,148
Ifugao State University	Odette/Santi	19,350,000
Region II
Batanes State College	Odette	10,245,400
Nueva Vizcaya State Univ.	Labuyo	56,840,000
Quirino State University	Labuyo	2,244,000
Cagayan State University	Vinta	7,596,040.00
Region III
Aurora State College of Technology	Labuyo	3,088,000
Ramon Magsaysay Technological Univ.	Santi	3,134,000
Pampanga Agricultural College	Santi	5,766,870
Tarlac State University	Santi	3,970,000
Tarlac College of Agriculture	Santi	12,231,878.50
Nueva Ecija Univ. of Sci.& Tech.	Santi	56,345,500.00
Region VII
Bohol Island State Univ.	Earthquake	39,411,144.69
Siquijor State College	Earthquake	1,554,150
Negros Oriental State Univ.	Earthquake	3,500,000
Region IX
Zam. State Coll.of Sci.& Tech.	Zamboanga Siege	4,000,000.00
Zam. City State Polytechnic Coll.	ITCZ	34,000,000.00
Region X
Mis. Or. Coll.of Agri. & Tech.	Pablo	2,150,000.00
Bukidnon State University	Pablo	3,187,400.00
Region XIDav. Or. State Coll. of Sci. & Tech.	Pablo	3,200,000.00
CARAGASur. del Sur State Univ.	Pablo	1,895,000.00
ARMM
Sulu State College	Sendong	1,800,000.00
Adiong Memorial Pol. State Coll.	Sendong	3,550,010.50
TOTAL		290,406,541.69

The released fund was charged to the 2014 Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Fund (RRF), where a total of P3 billion was designated for the repair and rehabilitation of SUCs. An amount of P987.3 million was earlier taken from the RRF, which was released to 35 SUCs last May.