Around 98% of Filipinos surveyed support the free tuition law in tertiary education, according to a poll commissioned by Senate basic education panel chairperson Sherwin Gatchalian, signaling majority support for the landmark program that has consistently been doubted for its long-term sustainability.
Most Filipinos said that they were supportive of free education due to its effect on increasing the number of college graduates , while the rest cited reasons such as the program's contribution to improving students' skills , the rights of the youth and the responsibility of the government in providing such a program .
Similarly, there were few geographical differences in terms of support for free higher education, with 98% of respondents from the National Capital Region, 96% from Balance Luzon, 99% from Visayas and 100% from Mindanao favoring the free tuition law.In a statement, Gatchalian said that of the 1% who said they did not support free tuition in public universities, nearly half cited its impact on the quality of education, while 47% were concerned about underfunding in public universities.
Finance Chief Benjamin Diokno said in a public event in August that the free college education program was "unsustainable" and "consumes a lot of funds." Lawmakersthe pronouncement and stressed that the implementation of the free tuition law has helped more marginalized students complete a four-year degree, some of whom are the first in their families to do so.
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