Veto on budget for personnel hiring may affect SUCs enrollment -- CHED

State universities and colleges (SUCs) may have to cap its student admissions for the school year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed the P43.245 billion in the 2026 national budget intended for the hiring of new government personnel and the payment of retirement benefits, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Veto on budget for personnel hiring may affect SUCs enrollment -- CHED

State universities and colleges (SUCs) may have to cap its student admissions for the school year after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. vetoed the P43.245 billion in the 2026 national budget intended for the hiring of new government personnel and the payment of retirement benefits, according to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).