MILITANT student groups on Friday stormed the offices of Commission on Higher Education (CHED) nationwide to call for justice for the death of a Cagayan State University (CSU) student who took her own life because she was unable to pay for school fees.

The groups composed of Anakbayan, League of Filipino Students, National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP), and Rise for Education Alliance blamed CHED and the “heartless” Aquino government for the rising tuition rates and the collection of expensive school fees.

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