ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY

ORGANIZATION OF THE
COMMISSION ON
HIGHER EDUCATION
The Commission on Higher
Education (CHED)  was created
on May 18, 1994 through the
passage of Republic Act No. 7722,
or the Higher Education Act of
1994.
MANDATE
Given the national government’s commitment to
transformational leadership that puts education as the central
strategy for investing in the Filipino people, reducing poverty,
and building national competitiveness and pursuant to
Republic Act 7722, CHED shall:

A. Promote relevant and quality higher education;

B. Ensure that quality higher education is accessible to all who seek

it particularly those who may not be able to afford it;
C. Guarantee and protect academic freedom for continuing
intellectual growth, advancement of learning and research,
development of responsible and effective leadership, education of
high level professionals, and enrichment of historical and cultural
heritages; and

D. Commit to moral ascendancy that eradicates corrupt practices,

institutionalizes transparency and accountability and encourages
participatory governance in the Commission and the sub-sector.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
As provided for under Section 8 of Republic Act (R.A.) No.
7722, the Commission on Higher Education shall have the
following powers and functions:

• Formulate and recommend development plans, policies,

priorities, and programs on higher education;
• Formulate and recommend development plans, policies,
priorities, and programs on research;
• Recommend to the executive and legislative branches
priorities and grants on higher education and research;
• Set minimum standards for programs and institutions of
higher learning recommended by panels of experts in the
field and subject to public hearing, and enforced the same;
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of programs and
institutions of higher learning for appropriate incentives as
well as the imposition of sanctions such as, but not limited
to, diminution or withdrawal of subsidy, recommendation on
the downgrading or withdrawal of accreditation, program
termination or school course;
• Identify, support and develop potential centers of
excellence in program areas needed for the development of
world-class scholarship, nation building and national
development;
• Recommend to the Department of Budget and
Management (DBM) the budgets of public institutions of
higher learning as well as general guidelines for the use of
their income;
• Rationalize programs and institutions of higher learning and
set standards, policies and guidelines for the creation of
new ones as well as the conversion or elevation of schools
to institutions of higher learning, subject to budgetary
limitations and the number of institutions of higher learning
in the province or region where creation, conversion or
elevation is sought to be made;
• Develop criteria for allocating additional resources such as
research and program development grants, scholarships,
and the other similar programs: Provided, that these shall
not detract from the fiscal autonomy already enjoyed by
colleges and universities;
• Direct or redirect purposive research by institutions of
higher learning to meet the needs of agro-industrialization
and development;
• Devise and implement resource development schemes;
• Administer the Higher Education Development Fund, as
described in Section 10 of R.A. 7722, which will promote
the purposes of higher education;
• Review the charters of institutions of higher learning and
state universities and colleges including the chairmanship
and membership of their governing bodies and recommend
appropriate measures as basis for necessary action;
• Promulgate such rules and regulations and exercise such
other powers and functions as may be necessary to carry
out effectively the purpose and objectives of R.A. 7722; and
• Perform such other functions as may be necessary for its
effective operations and for the continued enhancement,
growth and development of higher education.
OFFICE OF THE CHAIRPERSON AND
COMMISIONERS
• Serves as the source of overall direction and guidance to
the Commission;
• Formulates policies, standards, plans and programs for the
development and reform of Philippine higher education in a
globalized context;
• Formulates policies and guidelines on the generation and
allocation of funds for higher education, and recommends
to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) the
budget of public institutions of higher learning;
• Deliberates on and resolves critical issues affecting higher
education;
• Chairs the Governing Boards of SUCs and through this role
ensures that CHED’s reform initiatives take root in the
SUCs; and
• Represents CHED in meetings with the legislative and
executive branches of government
 REFERENCES:

https://ched.gov.ph/