By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The counter-insurgency operations of the government have reached the campuses, harassing students involved in movement for reforms and societal change.
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Victorious PUP Students Say Protests ‘Symptom of Bigger Problem’ in Philippine Education
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The release this week of the five student from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines does not stop the struggle by students and parents against unreasonable tuition increases.
Youth Solon Slams Harassment and Persecution of ‘PUP 5’
NEWS RELEASE March 26, 2010 Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today said that the robbery case filed against five students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) is a clear form of harassment by the PUP administration. Palatino particularly questioned the ‘necessity and fairness’ of filing a criminal offense against students ‘who were…
PUP Students Triumph over Proposed Tuition Hike
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
The proposed tuition fee hike would mean forced expulsion of thousands of students coming from poor families, especially from the working class.
Students’ Triumph: CHED Declares No Tuition Hike in PUP
News Release March 24, 2010 In a public dialogue with Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino held in the rally of Iskolars ng Bayan from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and University of the Philippines (UP) against tuition hikes this afternoon, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairman Emmanuel Angeles categorically and clearly declared that…
Youth Group Challenges Presidentiables to Take Stand vs PUP Tuition Hike, Uphold Education Agenda
MEDIA RELEASE March 20, 2010 Youth organizations led by Kabataan Partylist today challenged presidential aspirants to take a stand against the impending 2,000 percent tuition increase in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). There is a pending proposal to increase PUP tuition from P12 per unit to P200 per unit. The proposed increase is…
In Fiery Protest, PUP Students Denounce 2,000% Tuition Hike
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Hundreds of students at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines walked out of their classes today to denounce a proposal to increase the school’s tuition by as much as 2,000 percent. The students, nearly a thousand of them, threw armchairs, tables and papers down to the ground floor and set these on fire.