Abulencia Arthur, Ferrer Jerick (2014) The financial strain affecting the entire public sector as

a whole has not spared the higher education sector in the Philippines. Therefore, finding additional

financing sources is essential to the survival of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and sustaining

the provision of high-quality education. The goal of the study was to compile pertinent data and other

information that PNU's management and policy-makers might use to assess the viability and efficacy of

the institution's current tuition policy. The cost of the degree programs offered by PNU, its students'

financial capacity, and the impact of inflation on the university's real tuition fee rate were the three key

factors that the study focused on in order to determine tuition fee rates. To give policy makers and the

university administration more information, a comparison of the tuition prices charged by other Higher

Education Institutions (HEIs) that offer teacher education was also conducted.The results indicate that

the university needs to review its opinions and policies about the tuition fee and initiate a conversation

with its stakeholders about it.

[PDF] An Analysis of the Socio-Economic Profi le of Selected Students and the Cost of Degree

Programs at the Philippine Normal University: Basis for Tuition Fee Policy Review (researchgate.net)

The highest reason (mentioned by 37.58%) for not attending college or university in the

college-age population was the high cost of higher education; additionally, approximately 16.0% of

those who chose not to pursue higher education did so in order to look for work to support their

families (Reyes et al., 2015). In the present study, we expected that financial stress would have a

negative impact on Filipino students' psychological well-being, more especially their life satisfaction.

There are apparently no research studies that utilize a Filipino population to demonstrate this

association. One recent study found that while financial stress was not directly measured, students'

experiences of psychological discomfort were linked to their perception of poverty (Reyes & Yujuico,

2014).

financial-stress-and-wellbeing-of-filipino-students-the-moderating-role-of-external-
locusofhope.pdf (pap.ph)

West et al., (2002) The distribution of income may have even more of an impact on how

resources are allocated to education in a country like the Philippines, where private enrollments and full

cost pricing are prevalent. This is valid when there are severe flaws in the capital markets for

borrowing human capital. The distributive effects are also very interesting. Although many studies

indicated that a combination of mixed, and private systems tend to imply that the higher income

supports the lower groups, it is highly possible that here the poor really subsidize the rich because

publicly financed schools are higher in quality and more expensive.

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and_Its_Policy_Implications_for_India