Senate passes SUCs budget amendment
Around 6,000 students and faculty members gathered outside the gates of the Senate in Pasay City on Dec. 1 and called on lawmakers to increase the proposed 2011 budget for SUCs.
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UP admin calls for increased state subsidy amid budget cut debate
“Kailangan ay pinakamataas ang prayoridad sa edukasyon sa budget ng ating estado,” said OVCSA Elizabeth Enriquez.
SUCs to go on strike on Dec. 1–Palatino
“The government expects us (state universities and colleges) to be self-sustaining. The funds allocated for education should come from the State, not from the students,” Rep. Raymond Palatino said.
UP students march against budget cut
Students boycotted their classes in protest of President Benigno Aquino III’s proposed P5.5-billion budget cut for the university, less than a third of the P18.5 billion UP demands.
CMC on strike: Form 5 copies lit as students protest UP budget cut
“Tinututulan natin ang mga pagbayad nito (tuition fees) kaya sinunog namin ang photocopy ng Form 5 namin,” MASSCommunity convenor Kathy Molina said.