MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) will limit unnecessary fees imposed by colleges and universities nationwide following complaints raised by parents and students.
At a Senate hearing on Thursday, lawmakers discussed the various miscellaneous fees that colleges and universities charge.
The fees include charges for printing students' résumés and printing their thesis proposals.
Fourth year Mass Communications student Joella Toledo will have to pay P12,000 more in miscellaneous fees this school year.
Aside from tuition, her university is charging her for on-the-job training.
Christian Lleno, meanwhile, is being charged by his school for a "cultural fee."
Because of the number of complaints, the CHED will release guidelines on what can be charged as miscellaneous fees, CHED executive director Atty. Julito Vitriolo told Sen. Edgardo Angara.
Officials of colleges and universities are open to this, but they said the miscellaneous fees help improve the schools' facilities and raise the quality of education. - Report from Ryan Chua,
