Open AccessUniversal Access to Quality Tertiary Education in the Philippines
Author(s) -
Miguel Antonio Lim,
Sylvie Lomer,
Chris Millora
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.0.10563
Subject(s) - subsidy , equity (law) , universal design , higher education , sustainability , investment (military) , economic growth , quality (philosophy) , business , development economics , access to higher education , public economics , economics , political science , market economy , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , politics , world wide web , computer science , law , biology
The Philippines has recently introduced a subsidy for tuition fees to enable universal access to higher education. There has been a heated debate about the Act’s sustainability and its implications for equity. We examine these issues and argue that, despite concerns, this move is a strategic long-term investment for the country.