ASK SCHOOLS TO JUSTIFY TUITION INCREASES!

One more thing about this enrollment period: Schools, both private and public, must be asked to JUSTIFY the increases in tuition and other fees they are asking, IN WRITING.

And the details must be disclosed to ALL STUDENTS and PARENTS.

By justification, don’t just ask if the school losing money, or will iit loose heavily, if it won’t charge additional rates.

To parents, ask for facts and figures, especially those for last schoolyear. Find out if the losses the school says it had incurred, or is about to incur, is STRICTLY RELATED to the business.

And not to their PERSONAL EXPENSES OR EXTRAVAGANCE.

Don’t forget to ask the school for the APPROVAL for tuition increase from the Commission on Higher Education (Ched) or the Department of Education (DepEd).

Don’t just take their word for it. They either post the copy of the approval or find out for yourselves at the Ched or the DepEd if they had authorized the tuition increase, before you enroll your kids.

After the tuition increase, ask for a detailed explanation on the fees they are asking. Not just what is it for. WHY should YOU be the one to pay for it?

The one thing I have been hearing consistently from friends since enrollments started is the LONG LIST of miscellaneous fees being charged by schools.

A list which, at least 15 of my friends have pointed out, is getting longer and longer as the years pass, with outright questionable charges, like energy and environment fees..

What’s worst is, if you add the sum of the miscellaneous fees, it’s either almost as equal or HIGHER THAN THE TUITION.

To parents, band together and start demanding these details from the schools. YOU’RE PAYING THEM. You have the RIGHT to know if you’re getting your money’s worth, or is just another milking cow for the IINSATIABLE GREED of the school owner.

If the school won’t justify the fees they’re charging, start looking this early for the school where you’ll transfer your kids next year.

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Three of our friends on “Start asking CHED, DECS for tuition aid!”:

COUNCILOR MARISSA LIZARES of Talisay City, Negros Occidental

I have heard of the GESTAPO but NEVER of the GASTPE...hay talaga. Thank you for the info!

CHRISTOPHER CRUZ

Not only tuition fee aid, the government must impose regulations on tuition of schools, be it aprivate or public."

NIQUEKY LAU

We sure will.

Eight of our friends on “DepEd, CHED funds should be audited”:

MANNIX FORTZ of Seattle, Washington

I support the suggestion, Boyet. DepEd has to open their books to the COA (hope Ma'am Heidi will oversee it) because I once was a victim of corruption. I worked for seven months before my first three months salary was released. Then, the next three months was released after another three months of working. I realized then that we were thousands of teachers who suffered the same predicament.

FREEDOM MADERAZO of Pasig City

Huwag hayaang bukas ang kaban at kahit banal ay matutukso!

BETH ALVAREZ of Makati

Dapat naman talaga lahat ng pondo ng Pamahalaan, hindi lang DepEd.

HANSEL ALCARAZ of Pasay City

Wala ng iaaudit, nasa mabuting bulsa na!

NELLY JOMUAD of Singapore, Singapore

Yes, dapat.

CAMON EILLOR

It's a MUST, Sir Boyet. Every government agency must be audited by COA and third party auditors as the case maybe.

REBECCA KOOMANS of Queensland, Australia

Nasa mabuti ng kamay.

ARCHIE GRAPA of Manila

All public funds should be audited.

LOUISE DEL CARMEN of Canlaon City, Negros Occidental on “Pacman’s CBCP visit cheap political gimmick”:

Nagpaka-pulitiko lang iyan! 30