Chairman Prospero De Vera of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) defends the proposed budgets of CHED and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) for Fiscal Year 2023. Senate PRIB file photo / Albert Calvelo

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chair Prospero de Vera III  has urged the Pamantasan ng Cabuyao president to issue a clarification about its “English-only policy” after it drew widespread backlash.

De Vera III also advised the university chief to issue a statement to the media to explain this policy.

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“I have already talked to the Pamantasan ng Cabuyao president to understand the basis and intent of his proposed policy,” de Vera told reporters in a Viber message on Wednesday.

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“I advised him to immediately issue a press release to explain and clarify the issue and to respond to media interviews,” he continued. “It is best that the media interview him so he can explain the proposed policy.”

READ: Pamantasan ng Cabuyao adopts English-only rule, sparks backlash

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On Monday, the university said its English-only policy was made in a bid to foster academic excellence and global competitiveness.

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The university has not issued a clarification as of posting time.

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Historian Xiao Chua slammed this move, calling it a “slave mentality.”

Chua said in a Facebook post on Tuesday: “English only to be globally competitive? Que horror!”

“He’s the only one active of the five Albotras in our system. Definitely, he will be considered as one of the persons that the PNP will be investigating. To be fair to him, although he says he isn’t the one being referred to, he will be questioned with respect to this case.” added Fajardo.

MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) has dismissed the complaint filed by the police against a teacher for uploading a viral video of police officers stopping traffic supposedly to give way to a very important person (VIP) along Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.

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