51. All seven Cebu universities and colleges agree to freeze tuition fee increase for the school year starting June this year. 52. As the strike dragged on, Barnes agreed to drop the tuition increase. 53. In early June, the university agreed to make the tuition increase optional, but students continued the strike, saying other demands had not been met. 54. In June, the university agreed to make the tuition increase optional, but students continued the strike, saying other demands had not been met. 55. It began as a protest against tuition increases but continued long after officials rescinded them. 56. It began as a protest against tuition increases but continued long after officials canceled them. 57. It continued even after the administration backed down on the tuition increase. 58. Jaruayporn said Bangkok Pattana School and Ruam Rudee International School cited the baht depreciation as the reason for seeking tuition fee increases. 59. Nordin added that Sri Kuala Lumpur did not have to implement the tuition increase simply because its application to do so had been approved. 60. Since then, anti-riot police have clashed with university students demonstrating for reforms and battling proposed tuition increases. |