Saint Arnold Janssen YCC

Finally a leading university in the city is sympathizing with the people during this global economic crunch.

University of Cebu, through two of her leading administrators---Vice Chancellor for Administration Atty. Nendell Hanz Abella and Executive Vice Chancellor Atty. Baldomero Estenzo—trouped to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Region 7 Office to formally file the university’s application to reduce and freeze tuition fees. 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, not only in region 7,” informed Dr. Candelario Aytona, Region 7 CHED Director. He is optimistic this will keep, return students back to, and even uplift the enrollment of the school, in spite of the current global fiscal crisis.

“It is a way of expressing Atty. Go’s sympathy with the people during this trying time,” explained Atty. Abella of the university’s move, while referring to UC President and known philanthropist Atty. Augusto W. Go. “I don’t think we (UC) will be hurting,” he furthered, even with the decrease of the tuition rate. But the tuition decrease and freezing of rates is expected to hold back the school from giving her workforce the much awaited annual across the board salary increase---a sacrifice which some UC employees have already voiced out a willingness to. “That’s better than losing our jobs,” quips Ms. Jessica Yu of the Cashier Department.

“That’s already something, because the savings we will earn will accumulate. 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 UC colleges and within all campuses. It will cover the school year 2009-2010 and will start this first semester. Even if the program would not be extended after next school year, it will still assist majority of and offer financial relief to the college students, university-wide.

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uc.edu.ph