Members of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations of the Philippines have filed petitions for tuition hike due inflation and the lingering results of the pandemic.
“Actually meron pong schools na nag-apply na po ng tuition increase para sa susunod na academic year,” COCOPEA Legal Counsel Attorney Kristine Carmina Manaog stated in a Super Radyo dzBB interview.
Atty. Manaog stated the variety of those that have utilized for tuition hike continues to be undetermined as a result of the consultations have simply been concluded.
“Ang average po na increase is at least 4%, depende po yan sa kaniya-kaniyang operational cost kasi may basis naman po ang ating mga application for increase. Pero, yun po ang average around 3 to 4%. Nagba-vary po iyan,” she stated.
COCOPEA famous that it understands nicely the monetary place of scholars and fogeys. But nonetheless, the group defined that colleges are additionally affected by the present inflation and the financial results of the pandemic.
“Hindi naman po magtataas ng tuition ang ating mga schools ng walang rason. Apektado rin ang schools ng inflation at economic effects ng pandemic,” she stated.
“‘Yung application for tuition increase ay may portion na ina-allot na mapupunta sa sweldo ng teachers at school personnel,” she added.
Manaog stated that for greater than three years, non-public colleges have been unable to extend tuition as a result of pandemic.
“‘Yung mga small o mid-size schools ay posibleng maapektuhan ang kanilang operation kung hindi mapagbibigyan ang kanilang application [para sa tuition increase],” she famous.
“As much as possible, ayaw din naming mag-increase, ayaw din naming mawalan ng estudyante. ‘Yun nga lang, medyo kailangan na at this point,” she stated, noting that the company had initiated a radical examine on the matter.
If the schooling hike petition won’t be granted, some colleges will presumably shut or determine to cut back the variety of college students or lecturers.
“Ang mahirap talaga, during the pandemic, ‘yung savings nung ibang schools o [dahil kawalan] ng savings, nagamit ang emergency funds nila. Running low na ang ating schools. Nangangailangan na rin ng sufficient funds,” she stated.
According to Manaog, this is likely one of the issues that COCOPEA desires to deal with, particularly since many lecturers within the nation select to work overseas for a greater pay. —LBG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
