“May this serve as a wake-up call to the Commission on Higher Education and the national government.”
Student’s death intensifies call for mass promotion
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#AyokoMagmahal | Students protest impending tuition hikes
“We recognize that achieving quality education is not easy and entails a lot of resources. But, using this as a reason for the yearly increase in tuition fee can be unjust.”
Students score Ched for skyrocketing tuition, other fees
The average tuition in the National Capital Region (NCR) ranges from P20,600 ($472) to P36,650 ($841) for 21 units. The rates of increase are 3.5 to 10 percent in tuition and 300-percent in miscellaneous fees.
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Youth groups storm Malacañang to protest tuition hike
MANILA – A rally of youth groups lead by Gabriela-Youth was violently dispersed by the Manila police and members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) as they held protest action outside the Malacañang Palace on Thursday, March 6. The protest was joined by the National Union of Students in the Philippines, Rise for Education, Anakbayan,…
Reject tuition hikes, Commission on Higher Education urged
BAGUIO CITY — The National Union of Students of the Philippines Baguio-Benguet chapter (NUSP-BB) called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to seriously consider not allowing increases in tuition and other fees. NUSP spokeswoman Cielo Marie Bayson said CHEd should not act as mere arbiters between students and schools. “Right now, students need to…
Students slam new round of hikes in tuition, other fees
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“It is heartbreaking when so many young people are denied the right to education simply because it has become out of reach due to the high fees.” – National Union of Students in the Philippines
Sidebar: ‘Commission on Higher Education toothless in regulating tuition, other fees’
‘Commission on Higher Education toothless in regulating tuition, other fees’
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com Main Story: Students slam new round of hikes in tuition, other fees MANILA – Amid the skyrocketing tuition and other fees, youth groups criticized the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) for “being inutile and useless.” Isabelle Therese Baguisi, secretary general of the National Union of Students of the Philippines…
Ilocos Sur students celebrate Valentine’s by fighting for rights
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com ILOCOS Sur — As couples around the world celebrated Valentine’s Day, students from Ilocos Sur led by the National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP)- Ilocos Sur, Anakbayan- Ilocos Sur and Kabataan Partylist called for a different kind of love. The students gave away hearts with written messages regarding the…
Aquino government neglects country’s tertiary education; tuition hikes reach up to 103 percent in the NCR
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
According to the study made by the NUSP, since 2001, the national average tuition rate per unit increased by 94.72 percent. From the average of P257.41 per unit in A.Y. 2001-2002, the average tuition rate almost doubled to P501.22 for A.Y. 2010-2011. Meanwhile, in the National Capital Region where most universities and colleges are located, average tuition rate increased by 102.7 percent.
Ilocos SUC Joins Protest vs Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat VIGAN CITY–Around 2,000 students, administration staff, faculty members and other school personnel of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) joined the protest action against budget cuts beginning December 1. ? “Today, we gather as one to make a strong voice to oppose the threat of stealing the youth’s future…
Cordillera Youth Resent Aquino Whitewash of Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera youth are disgusted with the Aquino administration’s efforts to white-wash the 1.9B budget cut on state universities and colleges in the 2011 national budget. Now, more and more students, teachers, non-teaching personnel and parents are expressing their support for the student protest actions against…