The Office of the Vice President for Financial Affairs (OVPFA) released a memorandum on May 26 rescheduling the Tuition and Other School Fee Increase (TOSFI).
The memorandum covered the rescheduling of the tuition fee increase for third and fourth-year students to the second semester while the increase in other fees will resume in the first semester for S.Y. 2021-2022.
Photo from Adamson University Student Government Facebook page
According to the OVPFA, the university was “not spared by the economic pressures of this pandemic,” which resulted in the decision to implement the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)-approved TOSFI for the next school year, as well as the introduction of a Learning Management System (LMS) fee to cover the school’s Blackboard Learn subscription.
The office indicated the adjusted policy where the tuition fee increase will only begin in the second semester of S.Y. 2021-2022 while the increase in other school fees will continue in the first semester.
Collection of miscellaneous fees will remain limited and under a reduced rate due to the new normal learning setting while surcharges for unsettled balance are waived.
The memorandum was released days after The Adamson Chronicle reported this event on their Facebook page which garnered reactions from AdU students and parents.
The student network founded in 2019 called Ayokong Magmahal Adamson Network (AMAN) posted their disapproval with the increase on their Facebook page.
For AMAN Member Aia Pendatun, they are not satisfied with the decision as it only delays the problem for the students and parents.
“The TOSFI is still an impending doom for students and parents who already pay an absurd amount of tuition even if the school decides to move it next year or at an even later time. There is no satisfaction in postponing a problem,” she said.
Pendatun added that AMAN has been gathering testimonies from students as a continuous movement from the said network.
“We've been gathering testimonies and thoughts from students regarding the tuition and other school fee increase. Ultimately, we want students to know that even if there's a chance that they can still afford this TOSFI, other Klasmeyts cannot and we should stand by them in fighting for their right to education,” she stated.