“We recognize that achieving quality education is not easy and entails a lot of resources. But, using this as a reason for the yearly increase in tuition fee can be unjust.”
Category: Education
400 universities and colleges propose tuition hikes
“Skyrocketing tuition increase under the guise of ‘development’ actually kills students’ and youth’s right to accessible and quality education.”
2014: A year of shrinking chances at education for the Filipino youth
The continued commercialization of education and attacks in schools in the countryside shows how the Aquino administration values the Filipino youth. It doesn’t.
Education Sec. Luistro fails Lumad chidren
MANILA – Department of Education Secretary Armin Luistro has finally faced the Lumad children and their teachers in a dialogue on Dec. 2, but only to disappoint them. Madella Santiago, spokeswoman of SOS Network, said Sec. Luistro has failed to heed their group’s demand especially the revocation of DepEd Memorandum Order 221. The Save Our…
The Lumad school on Pantaron Range
The Salugpungan Ta’tanu Igkanugon Learning Center Inc. (STTILCI) in Davao del Norte – a school borne out of the Lumad’s unity to defend their ancestral land – continues to struggle against militarization.
Lumad children to DepEd: ‘Ban soldiers from schools’
“Allowing military presence in educational institutions is tantamount to increasing the risks for children.” – SOS Network
Student alliance asks Commission on Higher Education to scrap ‘other school fees’
“Most of these fees are questionable, exorbitant, redundant and dubious.” – Rise for Education
International Students’ Day | Students fight for right to education, democratic rights
“The youth of today should live up to this history of militancy, and continue fighting against anti-student policies such as the continued deregulation and commercialization of education.” – Kabataan partylist Rep. Terry Ridon
Public school teachers stage sit-down strike, warn of more protests
“Do not push us to the wall because we have no other option but to fight back.”
Teachers set sit-down strike for higher pay on Nov. 14
“This is a strike for justice to all teachers and employees. This is a strike against a deaf, blind and insensitive government.”
‘Let children be’ | Manobo kids call to end militarization of tribal school
In Southern Mindanao region alone, the Children’s Rehabilitation Center documented at least 41 instances of attacks on both DepEd schools and Lumad community learning centers since 2011.