Years of government neglect have produced the intended result. Facilities have been reduced to a sorry state of decay and services are diminished by austerity measures.
But more alarming consequences are in line for us iskolars ng bayan. With Arroyo’s cuddling of the military and prioritization of foreign debt servicing over education, UP is fast becoming too expensive for the underprivileged majority.
Last summer, the UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved several tuition and other fee increases affecting various UP units.
But more alarming consequences are in line for us iskolars ng bayan. With Arroyo’s cuddling of the military and prioritization of foreign debt servicing over education, UP is fast becoming too expensive for the underprivileged majority.
Last summer, the UP Board of Regents (BOR) approved several tuition and other fee increases affecting various UP units.
- All UP Diliman Colleges hiked library fees from P400 to P800.
- The UP Manila College of Medicine tuition for incoming freshmen increased from P11,500 to P20,000.
- The UP Extension Program in Pampanga Graduate Studies’ tuition was adjusted from P500 to P1,000 per unit.
As if these are not enough, a committee formed to review UP’s tuition policy has just submitted its final recommendation for discussion to the BOR.
This June 30, the BOR will meet in UP Los Baños to discuss the committee’s proposals to increase undergraduate tuition for future freshmen in all UP units. To this end, no consultation was ever undertaken to take the student sector’s interests into consideration.
This June 30, the BOR will meet in UP Los Baños to discuss the committee’s proposals to increase undergraduate tuition for future freshmen in all UP units. To this end, no consultation was ever undertaken to take the student sector’s interests into consideration.
- Proposed tuition hike for UP Diliman, UP Los Baños, and UP Manila – P300 to P1,000 per unit.
- Proposed tuition hike for UP Pampanga, UP Baguio, UP Mindanao and UP Visayas – P200 to P600 per unit.
In the long run, we know where this all leads to – a more commercialized and less accessible UP education. A direction that may find future iskos and iskas singing the UP Naming Mahal, not as our alma mater song, but with the rising cost of education in mind.
Indifference and non-involvement will only urge the powers that be to continue with blatant anti-student schemes. Let us therefore stand up for our right to education.
This Friday, we invite everyone to join a system-wide gathering timed with the 1210th BOR meeting. Assembly is 11:30 AM at the Admin steps.
We likewise invite everyone to a Nationwide Youth Protest this July 7.
Indifference and non-involvement will only urge the powers that be to continue with blatant anti-student schemes. Let us therefore stand up for our right to education.
This Friday, we invite everyone to join a system-wide gathering timed with the 1210th BOR meeting. Assembly is 11:30 AM at the Admin steps.
We likewise invite everyone to a Nationwide Youth Protest this July 7.
KNOCK-DOWN THE PROPOSED SYSTEMWIDE TUITION HIKE!
FIGHT FOR HIGHER UP & EDUCATION BUDGET!
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