Manila, April 14 -- The delivery of free higher education in the Philippines remains on track through the Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education Act (UniFAST), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said Monday.

This comes after President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved the recommendations of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to augment the CHED's funding for the continuous delivery of free higher education in local colleges and universities (LUCs), in line with the implementation of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

"Consistent with this administration's assurance to continue the Free Higher Education program, CHED, through the UniFAST, remains on track in delivering its commitm...