UC sLasHes dOwN TuitiOn aNd frEezes otHer FeEs!

**ZyphUs** Sat Nov 21, 2009 9:21 pm

To help alleviate the effects of the global economic crunch, UC submits an application to reduce and freeze tuition and miscellaneous fees.

Executive Vice Chancellor Atty. Baldomero Estenzo and Vice Chancellor for Administration Atty. Nendell Hanz Abella went to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 7 Office to formally file the university’s application. The move reduces P2 from every unit enrolled by incoming freshmen. It will also freeze miscellaneous and laboratory rates of other college year levels as well as freeze the tuition fees of second year students until their graduation.

“This will be a model for other schools to follow,” informed Dr. Candelario Aytona, Region 7 CHED Director. He is optimistic such move will minimize the number of students who will be forced to quit school in the coming school year.

“It is Atty. Go’s way of expressing his sympathy with parents who are burdened in making ends meet during this trying time,” explained Atty. Abella.

The move entails sacrifices. It naturally reduces revenues for the school. At the same time, it will defer the annual across-the-board salary increase for the university employees. “That’s better than losing our jobs,” quips Ms. Jessica Yu of the Cashier Department.

Students who heard of the move were happy. “That’s already something. That can already help my mother,” chorused Charina Cañete and Je-Anne Emperio, both third year Management Accounting students of UC Main.

An inquiry at the Office of Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Erlinda P. Barcelo disclosed that the program will take effect in all 4 campuses. It will cover the school year 2009-2010 and will start this first semester.