Students stage walkout against tuition hikes, mandatory military training
“Education under the Duterte administration has become more inaccessible to the youth.”
Students stage walkout against tuition hikes, mandatory military training
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Artists install ‘wheatpaste’ art vs tuition hikes
Artists install ‘wheatpaste’ art vs tuition hikes
MANILA – Youth artists from Kabataang Artista para sa Tunay na Kalayaan (Karatula) made artworks on the gate of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), Jan. 29, Thursday to protest against tuition increases as schools prepare for another round of tuition...
Reject tuition hikes, Commission on Higher Education urged
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...
Who can afford the increasingly prohibitive tuition in the future?
Who can afford the increasingly prohibitive tuition in the future?
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat.com A few days ago, my second daughter was telling me how, every semester, they have to find ways and means to help raise the tuition of some members of their organization's chapter at the University of Sto. Tomas, a university run by...
One year under Noynoy, college students, drop-outs ‘paying’ for government’s ‘education commercialization’ policy
One year under Noynoy, college students, drop-outs ‘paying’ for government’s ‘education commercialization’ policy
PRESS RELEASE June 13, 2011 MANILA -- University students and other youths are bewailing soaring tuition and other fees at the college level a year under the administration of Noynoy Aquino, despite a last year promise by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)...
Youth Groups to Launch National Campaign Against Tuition Increases
Youth Groups to Launch National Campaign Against Tuition Increases
“The government should take action immediately and impose a moratorium on the hikes. Amidst price and fare increases, the tuition hikes will surely result to a dramatic increase in drop-out rates and will push more families to poverty,” Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan national chairman, said. By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO / bulatlat.com
NUSP, Kabataan Launch “Balik-eskwela” Hotline, Pressure CHED to Pass Tuition Hike Freeze
NUSP, Kabataan Launch “Balik-eskwela” Hotline, Pressure CHED to Pass Tuition Hike Freeze
Press Release May 22, 2010 The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) and the Kabataan Partylist today launched “Balik-eskwela” hotline to gather complaints from parents and students regarding school violations on tuition and other fees consultation....
Student Groups Set to Stop Tuition Hike, Demand CHED to Impose Moratorium
Student Groups Set to Stop Tuition Hike, Demand CHED to Impose Moratorium
Press Release May 22, 2010 The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) and the Kabataan Partylist vowed to “stop the current wave of tuition and other fee increases nationwide.” The youth groups also warned CHED of militant mass demonstrations should...
Victorious PUP Students Say Protests ‘Symptom of Bigger Problem’ in Philippine Education
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.
Students Greet School Opening With Protest Vs Tuition Hikes
Students Greet School Opening With Protest Vs Tuition Hikes
By GLAIZA MAY G. MUZONES Bulatlat MANILA -- Students from various schools and universities greeted the opening of classes today, June 1, with a protest rally against soaring tuition and school fees. The protesters, alarmed by the continuing increase of dropout...
As Cost of Education Rises, Dropout Rates Among Filipino Youths Soar
As Cost of Education Rises, Dropout Rates Among Filipino Youths Soar
Tuition in the Philippines has increased by as much as 90 percent. As a result, the dropout rate has worsened over the years as school-aged children are compelled to work and help their parents earn a livelihood. And there seems to be no stopping schools from turning students into milking cows.
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UP Second-Degree Takers Covered by ToFI but Not by STFAP
UP Second-Degree Takers Covered by ToFI but Not by STFAP
There is no escaping the University of the Philippines’ (UP) tuition and other fee increases (ToFI) – even for second-degree takers. BY REYNA MAE TABBADA Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 15 May 20-26, 2007 There is no escaping the University of the Philippines’ (UP) tuition...
Students Stage Protest vs Tuition Hikes
Students Stage Protest vs Tuition Hikes
BY HANNAH FAITH S. DORMIDO Bulatlat Posted 5:25 p.m., May 15, 2008 Youth groups staged a protest action in front of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to demand an immediate moratorium on tuition increases given the present socio-economic crisis. “Parents...
Youth Group Says CHED Spineless; 130 Schools to Hike Tuition
Youth Group Says CHED Spineless; 130 Schools to Hike Tuition
BY RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat A youth group said the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is spineless amid reports that 130 tertiary schools across the country will increase tuition by five to ten percent. According to CHED, 30 of these schools come from the...
Students Intensify Efforts to Stop Hikes in Tuition, Other Fees
Students Intensify Efforts to Stop Hikes in Tuition, Other Fees
Students from various state and private higher education institutions held a series of protests against another impending round of fee hikes for the coming school year. In the midst of the global financial crisis, students argued that increasing the cost of...
Issue Guidelines on Tuition Freeze, CHED Told
Issue Guidelines on Tuition Freeze, CHED Told
BY BULATLAT Amid the economic crisis, a legislator called on the the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to provide guidelines to stop any tuition increase for school year 2009-2010. Bayan Muna Representative Teodoro Casiño expressed this to CHED officials at the...
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