CEBU, Philippines – Only a few private schools nationwide have applied for tuition fee increase this school year.
Secretary Mona Valisno of the Department of Education said this is good news for the parents as the classes start today. Valisno said in a statement that based on the reports from the different regional offices, only less than 10 percent of the 9,995 private schools nationwide have applied for tuition fee increase.
In Central Visayas, Valisno said that less than 10 private schools have asked for an increase. In Metro Manila, out of the 1,937 private schools only 107 have applied for tuition fee increase.
Valisno said that most of the private school operators responded to their call to avoid tuition fee increases as much as possible so as not to add to the burdens of the parents who are suffering from the effects of the financial crisis.
Under the Education Act of 1982 all applications for increase in tuition and other school fees are subject to the approval of DepEd, thus private schools must comply with the applicable DepEd orders on the matter before any increase may be imposed.
The statement added that Valisno already directed all DepEd field offices to closely monitor any increase being proposed by private schools in order to protect the interests of parents, students, and the general public. –Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon/FPL (The Freeman)
July 2025
Nutrition Month
“Give us much more than P50 increase
for proper nutrition!”
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to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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