MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has urged public higher education institutions (HEIs) to adjust their academic calendars and synchronize their schedules with the fiscal year. The adjustment would mean opening the first semester in August instead of June for public tertiary institutions that have yet to implement the previously optional academic calendar shift. The boards of regents of the HEIs will still have to approve the academic calendar shift before it can be implemented. Earlier, De Vera said the cash-based budgeting scheme would be difficult to implement in CHED due to the varying academic calendars of the HEIs. Other HEIs have since followed suit, including Ateneo de Manila University and University of Santo Tomas.

Source: Philippine Star April 14, 2019 21:56 UTC