Arroyo stops tuition increase in universities, colleges (10:56 a.m.)
MANILA — President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo on Monday instructed the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) to halt any tuition increase in state-run universities and colleges.
Arroyo also asked Ched to extend her appeal to private schools not to implement increases in tuition and other fees
The President made the order in line with the increasing food and oil prices, which are affecting household incomes and are forcing families to lessen their expenses “if not do away altogether with certain necessities.”
“For us to keep producing highly skilled graduates who will lead our country in its leap to first-world status in a decade’s time, government must reverse the drop-out rate and set off an environment conducive for parents to provide quality tertiary education for their children, be it in private institution or in our state universities and colleges,” she said. (Sunnex)
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