“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
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UP Students Mourn ‘Loss of Real Spirit of EDSA’, Avalanche of Fare and Price Hikes (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 24, 2011 Students of the University of the Philippines-Diliman, led by the militant youth group Anakbayan, wore black today to mourn what they called ‘the death of the real spirit of EDSA’ a day before the 25th anniversary of the first People Power uprising. According to the protesting students, the official rites…
Kabataan Partylist Calls For Simplicity in Graduation Rites
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA — The only partylist group representing the youth and students sector in Congress wants graduates-to-be and their parents to be spared from paying for college rings, graduation balls and yearbooks. Simplicity, it said, should be practiced this coming graduation season. “Schools should not add burden to our parents…
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Pangasinan State University Students Seek Ouster of Dean
By LYN V. RAMO Bulatlat.com LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Students of the Pangasinan State University (PSU) Lingayen campus have called for the ouster of their dean due to alleged “repressive policies.” More than 3,000 students signed a petition addressed to the PSU Board of Regents calling for the replacement of the current dean Dr. Merlita Q,…
Pangasinan Student Trainees Sent to Singapore Complain of Abuse
More student trainees earlier deployed by the Pangasinan State University to train in hotels and restaurants in Singapore went back here recently complaining of poor working conditions in their training.
Fare, Oil Price, Tuition Hikes Leave Students with ‘Dropout or Starve’ Dilemma — Anakbayan (PR)
PRESS RELEASE January 20, 2011 Youth group Anakbayan today assailed the series of fare and oil price hikes, saying it would push many students in Metro Manila into a ‘drop-out or starve dilemma. Disclaimer | What you are reading is either a press release/ statement or a manifesto. These materials do not go through our…
Administration, Faculty, Employees, Students of State University in Ilocos United against Budget Cut
By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — As a third year Tourism student at the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Tracy Lee Galang has a lot of school-related expenses. Aside from the on-the-job trainings, she and her classmates have to travel to different places as part of their academic requirements. Tracy said despite…
Students Stand Firm, Insist SUC Budget Cuts Are Real
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
With or without the removal of the congressional insertions, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said, the budget for SUCs would remain lower than last year’s. He said these congressional insertions were mainly allotted for scholarships and capital outlay while it is the SUCs MOOE that has suffered greatly from the budget cut.
Ilocos SUC Joins Protest vs Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat VIGAN CITY–Around 2,000 students, administration staff, faculty members and other school personnel of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) joined the protest action against budget cuts beginning December 1. ? “Today, we gather as one to make a strong voice to oppose the threat of stealing the youth’s future…
Cordillera Youth Resent Aquino Whitewash of Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera youth are disgusted with the Aquino administration’s efforts to white-wash the 1.9B budget cut on state universities and colleges in the 2011 national budget. Now, more and more students, teachers, non-teaching personnel and parents are expressing their support for the student protest actions against…