'Why not lower tuition fees of students during pandemic?' lawmakers ask

MANILA - Lawmakers on Thursday asked educational agencies why schools can't lower their tuition fees considering that students will not be using all of their facilities this academic year due to the c

MANILA - Lawmakers on Thursday asked educational agencies why schools can't lower their tuition fees considering that students will not be using all of their facilities this academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"Kailangan may appropriate consultations conducted by the whole administration with organized students and parents organizations," he said. Laguna 2nd District Rep. Ruth Hernandez asked why schools can’t just lower these other fees, like computer fees, considering students will not be at their campus this academic year.

CHED chairman Prospero de Vera meanwhile noted that in the first quarter of 2020, they have received almost 400 applications for tuition fee increase from private universities. He added that a moratorium on schools may no longer be needed since only few have applied for tuition fee increase.

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