MANILA, May 4 -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday highlighted the benefits of providing free licensure review for agriculture students in boosting the landscape of Philippine agriculture.

"This is very crucial under the (President Ferdinand) Marcos Jr. administration because as you know, food security is a centerpiece initiative of this administration," CHED Chairperson J. Prospero De Vera III said in a press conference.

De Vera made the remark after the signing of the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) and 15 select state universities and colleges (SUCs) for the conduct of free online licensure examination review for agriculturists.

He said the "Review and Strategy ...