THE BULACAN State University has conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree on Senator Sherwin Gatchalian for his role in the passage of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education and for his other education advocacies.

The senator thanked Bulsu for the honorary degree and vowed to continue seeking adequate funding for the law’s effective implementation.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa Bulacan State University para sa pagkilala ng ating mga adbokasiya upang gawing abot-kaya ang edukasyon para sa mga kabataan,” Gatchalian said.

“Patuloy nating titiyakin na makakatanggap ang mga kabataang Pilipino ng abot-kaya at dekalidad na edukasyon upang matiyak ang kanilang magandang kinabukasan,” the lawmaker added.

Last year, the Commission on Higher Education reported that 1.97 million students from 220 higher education institutions did not have to pay tuition and miscellaneous fees from Academic Year 2018-2019 until AY 2021-2022.

In the same period, 364,168 grantees benefitted from the government’s Tulong Dunong Program and the Tertiary Education Subsidy, which provides additional funding for education-related costs, including books, transportation, board and lodging, and allowances for disability-related expenses, among others.