(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has reappointed J. Prospero "Popoy" de Vera 3rd as chairman of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), Malacañang announced on Saturday. De Vera was previously appointed CHEd commissioner by former president Rodrigo Duterte with a tenure lasting from October 2018 to July 21, 2022. Before joining the Duterte administration, de Vera was University of the Philippines vice president for public affairs from 2011 to 2016. De Vera, a strong advocate of state subsidized higher education, has led the formulation of the implementing rules and regulations of RA 10931. Quiroz, on the other hand, has more than 25 years of experience in the judiciary, starting as a Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) judge then as Regional Trial Court judge.

Source: Manila Times July 24, 2022 00:01 UTC