Bu-lat-lat (boo-lat-lat) verb: to search, probe, investigate, inquire; to unearth facts Volume IV, Number 21 June 27 - July 3, 2004 Quezon City, Philippines |
Students
Hit Gov’t Neglect of Education Even
before they could voice out their demands, around 50 students and
out-of-school youth, waiting for their colleagues from different schools
in Manila and Quezon City before marching to Mendiola Bridge, were
harassed and violently dispersed by the police last June 21.
Four were arrested and many others were hurt. By
Emily Vital
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REPORT
ON AVERAGE TUITION INCREASE OF PRIVATE |
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Region |
Total
No. of HEI |
No.
of HEI which applied for tuition hike |
Percentage |
Average
increase in |
Tuition
Rate/Unit |
Average
Percentage Increase |
I |
72 |
24 |
33.33 |
23.30
(U.S.$0.42) |
275.86
(U.S.$4.93) |
9.23 |
II |
46 |
7 |
15.22 |
28.71
(U.S.$0.51) |
246.20 |
13.20 |
III |
142 |
35 |
24.65 |
39.89
(U.S.$0.71) |
530.21 |
7.96 |
IV-A |
173 |
63 |
36.42 |
45.60
(U.S.$0.81) |
481.81 |
10.45 |
IV-B |
28 |
7 |
25.00 |
33.18 |
216.78 |
18.07 |
V |
92 |
16 |
17.39 |
36.63 |
353.88 |
10.73 |
VI |
74 |
23 |
31.08 |
31.92 |
329.53 |
10.73 |
VII |
95 |
22 |
23.16 |
34.39 |
336.32 |
11.39 |
VIII |
52 |
10 |
19.23 |
21.41 |
250.70 |
9.34 |
IX |
42 |
11 |
26.19 |
26.63 |
272.62 |
10.83 |
X |
62 |
30 |
48.39 |
30.93 |
313.77 |
10.95 |
XI |
67 |
16 |
23.88 |
33.35 |
180.69 |
11.89 |
XII |
64 |
9 |
14.06 |
24.11 |
249.39 |
10.90 |
NCR |
244 |
83 |
34.02 |
60.07 |
614.54 |
10.83 |
CAR |
29 |
6 |
20.69 |
28.05 |
334.69 |
9.15 |
CARAGA |
39 |
8 |
20.51 |
25.62 |
251.57 |
11.34 |
TOTAL |
1,321 |
370 |
28.01 |
32.74 |
327.41 |
11.06 |
source: Commission on Higher Education
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