“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
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 consultation. The group said wheatpaste works depicted different facets of the crisis in the…
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…
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 the Dominican order. Otherwise, the students would have to…
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) that State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) will not hike their tuition rates…
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
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. According to earlier statements from CHED, the 339 schools it has approved to increase may be sliced…
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 the latter fail to heed the call of parents and students for a…
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
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 rates amid the economic crisis, called on the Arroyo administration to address problems in…
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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