President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in his speech during the launch of the Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) Act’s Implementing Rules and Regulations, praised the program as a long-awaited step toward recognizing real-life experience as valid learning. He stressed that education goes beyond the classroom and called on higher education institutions to implement the law effectively. Marcos encouraged Filipinos to keep pursuing their dreams, highlighting lifelong learning and resilience as keys to success.PHOTO BY YUMMIE DINGDING / PPA POOL