On Friday, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officially announced that within a year Rohingya students can enrol on “Tertiary education” training programs across the Philippines.
CPath also known as Complementary Pathways, is a legal framework that will work for Rohingya refugees to obtain all formal post-secondary education, including public and private universities, colleges, technical training institutes and vocational schools. Apart from that, CPath will be the first in the world ever created for Rohingya refugees and the first one pursued by the Philippines.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a statement, “This initiative concretizes the country’s pledge at the first Global Refugee Forum in 2019 to explore complementary pathways for admitting refugees and President Rodrigo Duterte’s emphasis on protection for those fleeing for safety.”
Locsin praised the Department of Justice for guiding the program and operating it successfully.
