THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday defended their decision allowing 260 private kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) to increase their tuition and other school fees next for this school year.

Tonisito Umali, Education Assistant Secretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs, said they understood the criticism from some sectors about the tuition hikes.

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