Last March 23, Kabataan Party-list, along with several high school students and parents, stormed the central office of the Department of Education for the agency's inaction to the numerous complaints we have received concerning the illegal collection of fees that range from graduation fees, diploma fee, exam fee, toga fee, and many other unnecessary fees. The complaints were collected through the hotline number that we have set up.
Below are pictures of the said action.
We vowed not to leave the office until Secretary Mona Valisno or any other department officer come out of his/her office and face the disgruntled parents and students.
After more than an hour of waiting, Undersecretary Sunga came out. That was after threats of dispersal by security personnel of the department. Probably 'inspired' by the facsists style of the Arroyo government, they were ready to disperse the students violently -- what with those truncheons and lined up security personnel.
We stayed until we were able to make Usec. Sunga commit to his statement that the department shall penalize schools collecting unnecessary fees.
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