Manila, April 29 -- The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) are backing the proposed modernization of their then 32-year-old charters.

This came after Senate Committee on Higher and Technical-Vocational Education Chairperson Senator Loren Legarda proposed the "long-overdue" update of the CHED and TESDA charters, which have been in place since 1994.

In a press conference, CHED Chairperson Shirley Agrupis said they have agreed with the lawmaker's direction to modernize the legal framework to advance major education reforms.

"We already had the Senate hearing, and everything has been cleared. Marami pang (There are many), not only salient points but very important prov...