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Fast Forward. This scene, photographed in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, looks colonial -- except for the mobile phone company bag the nun is holding.

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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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