On September 23, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) grants the three units of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University, Inc. (JBLFMU): Arevalo, Bacolod, and Molo, an autonomous status for their exemplary performance and achievements as Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs).

From July 1, 2019, to September 15, 2023, the Commission observed that the performance and achievements permit these institutions to have an autonomous status from a pandemic to a new normal basis.

Seventy-seven PHEIs were granted autonomous status across the regions, and 15 PHEIs were grantees of the deregulated status outlined by CHED Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 06 Series of 2023.

Moreover, given its provisions on Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994,” and the 1987 Philippine Constitution, implementations were included as per the verdict of the grant.

As per CMO No. 12, Series of 2023, “Supplemental Policies and Guidelines for the Grant of Autonomous and Deregulated Status to Private Higher Education Institutions," CHED grants autonomous and deregulated status based on qualified PHEIs.

The qualification was granted by Commission en Banc Resolution No. 587-2024.

This status will be valid for three years from September 16, 2024, to September 15, 2027.

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