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Emmanuel S. Licup, etal. Vs. Univ. of Sn Carlos eta

EMMANUEL S. LICUP, NOEL F. TABASA, and JOEL MARC CAIRO, petitioners, vs. THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS (USC), FR. RODERICK SALAZAR, JR., SVD, in his capacity as President of USC, FR. EDUARDO R. ROCHA, SVD, in his capacity as Chairman of Disciplinary Board of USC, respondents.

G.R. No. 85839 | 1989-10-19

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

In April, 1988 the University of San Carlos (USC) announced an increase in tuition and other school fees by nine percent (9%) effective the first semester of the school year 1988-1989. According to the USC, the increase was necessary to enable the school to comply with R.A. No. 6640. Under the said law, schools were required to give a mandatory salary increase of P11.00 per day to teachers and non-academic personnel earning below P100.00 daily.

Student leaders Emmanuel S. Licup, Noel F. Tabasa and Joel Marc Cairo were in the forefront of the students protesting the tuition fee hike. They made a research in...