A MILITANT youth group on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the newly approved tuition hikes in 354 private colleges and universities nationwide.

The Kabataan party list questioned the constitutionality of Section 42 of Batas Pambansa No. 232 or the Education Act of 1982 and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Memorandum Order No. 3 series of 2012 which were the basis for the approval of new and higher fees in tertiary schools. It said all previous increases based on these two laws should be declared invalid.

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