Marcos signs amendments expanding gov't aid for disadvantaged college students
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA), expanding government assistance for disadvantaged college students, particularly those from poor families and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries.
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