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‘It’s Complicated’ Financing UP and other SUCs
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Celeste Ann Castillo Llaneta |
 Unlike in other countries, the Philippine higher education system is marked by a predominance of private higher education institutions (HEIs). Out of the 2,180 HEIs across the regions, there are 1,573 private HEIs and only 110 public chartered state universities and colleges (SUCs) financially subsidized by the government. |
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Financing higher education: What options do we have?
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J. Prospero E. De Vera III |
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In developing countries like the Philippines, government is expected to fund higher education. Any expansion of higher education therefore becomes a critical issue in terms of its financial impact on developing countries which have very limited resources. |
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The youth and the public education system
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KIM Quilinguing |
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Education is a right.” That is a slogan often heard from progressive groups in the University of the Philippines (UP). It is a sentiment shared by almost every other student, faculty and staff from state universities and colleges (SUCs). But while these groups step up the struggle for greater state subsidy in public higher education institutions, the appropriations for public education, particularly SUCs, has been reduced by the Aquino administration. |
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The Fight for Education as Dress Rehearsal
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Arbeen Acuña |
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In nationwide strikes last September, students, teachers, administrators and employees joined hands in demonstrations against budget cuts and for greater state subsidy. These mass protests exposed “the naked contradictions of capitalism” and showed “the continuing resistance of the people against a dying system,” according to UP Sociology Professor Gerry Lanuza. |
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State Subsidy and Education
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Marilou G. Nicolas |
Subsidy for education is motivated by State awareness of the benefits of an educated workforce and of a citizenry informed on governance issues. An educated population is easier to govern, thus, a population that can read and write is important politically.
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