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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
RESOLUTION
DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY,
IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE UNREASONABLE AND
UNJUSTIFIED REQUIREMENTS THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILOILO
IMPOSES UPON THEIR NURSING STUDENTS, VIOLATING
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION ORDERS AND DEPRIVING THE
STUDENTS OF THEIR GRADUATION RITES
WHEREAS, the school also required the students to pay P1,000.00 for an
“Emergency Nursing Seminar” which was given inside their classroom by the
Iloilo City Emergency Responders. Those who questioned the fee were told
that it would be given to the Philippine National Red Cross but the receipt
given was that of the RGO Review Center which had nothing to do with the
training;
WHEREAS, what was more dubious was the announcement that only those
who had paid the graduation fee of P3,400.00 and had passed an “In-house
Review Comprehensive Examination” would be allowed to graduate. Further,
the said comprehensive exam and the supposedly in-house review program
(care of the RGO Review Center) as an additional part of the University’s
curriculum did not have the prior approval of CHED;
WHEREAS, to aggravate the situation, the 75% passing rate for the
comprehensive exam announced earlier was raised to 77% after the results
were released. Because of this, hundreds of students were deprived of their
right to graduate despite complying with CHED’s minimum curricular
requirements;
WHEREAS, this prompted the students, even those that had graduated, to
file a case at the Iloilo City Regional Trial Court to declare the school’s refusal
to recognize them as graduates and that the school refund the petitioners of
the amount paid for review and graduation fees;
WHEREAS, at their own expense, the students went all the way to Manila to
inform the CHED National Office of their problem. However, CHED’s Legal
Services department told them that they would not be able to intervene
because of the pending case in court;
WHEREAS, the students’ only request is that the school withdraw its
onerous actions and allow those who are eligible to graduate. The University
already deprived the students of their graduation scheduled March 26, 2011.
With the school’s indifference and CHED’s choice not to interfere, the
students will further be deprived of the opportunity to take the licensure
examinations, look for work and eventually contribute to the health sector of
the country;
Adopted,