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Lawmaker laments cuts in budget of state schools Aug 27th 2013, 22:54 MANILA, Philippines—A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday lamented budget cuts for 79 out of 110 state universities and colleges in 2014 despite an assurance by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) chair Patricia Licuanan that schools would get additional allocations from a P5-billion special fund.   At the CHEd budget hearing at the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said the P5 billion was part of a P6-billion discretionary lump sum fund or "pork barrel" under the CHEd. This was "problematic," he added.   The fund allots P5 billion for capital outlays and scholarship programs of state universities and colleges (... Keep on reading: Lawmaker laments cuts in budget of state schools Media files: Terry-Ridon.jpg (image/jpeg)

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