Manila, Sept. 3 -- Tingog party-list Rep. Jude Acidre, chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, on Wednesday said they have been in consultation with academe officials to discuss the reform agenda for the country's higher and technical education.

In a statement, Acidre said he has been updating higher education officials on pending legislation, as well as his priority measures for the 20th Congress, including modernization of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) charter, faculty development programs, and efforts to expand access and equity for disadvantaged learners.

He was referring to Republic Acts 7722 and 7796, which created CHED and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), ...