The Negros Oriental State University will implement a 100 percent increase in tuition in the second semester of school year 2005-2006.

NORSU president Dr. Henry Sojor told the DAILY STAR the increase was supposed to take effect in the first semester of the school year yet, as approved by its Board of Regents. But because of the requests of parents and students, the university decided to collect the increase in the second semester.

With the increase, the tuition at NORSU will now be P2,000 from P1,000. Sojor said the university will also increase the internet and development fees from P150 to P300 and P200 to P400, respectively.

Despite the increase, he said, the tuition of NORSU is still the lowest in the country, noting that in other State colleges and universities, the tuition is very much higher.

Sojor also said the increase is imperative since the national government has no longer been giving capital outlay to SUCS, for the past five years.

He said even the allocation for NORSU embodied in the national budget was reduced by about P10 million this year.

He added that the income that can be generated from the increased school fees will also be used to raise the salaries of part-time teachers.*RA

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