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GUIDELINES IN TOFI

CONSULTATIONS

HEART DIÑO

NAPC – YSS Council Member 

Student Council Alliance of the Philippines

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Consultation vs Information

DisseminationConsultation means actual meetings and/or 

discussions wherein the participants will have an

opportunity to air their objection, sentiments andthe like, without fear, and under a free and

candid atmosphere.

Information Dissemination means to broadcast a

message to the public without direct feedback

from the audience.

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Preparations before the

Consultation Process

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Know the Dates and Time

Frame

FEBRUARY 28 – Deadline of Consultation

Period

Notices must be sent to all parties involved AT

LEAST 15 DAYS BEFORE the consultation date.

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Notice

Make sure that the whole studentry is aware of 

the notice on tuition and other fee increases

Set a SECTORAL CONSULTATION to get a

feedback from the students.

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Get Pertinent Documents

Latest Audited Financial Statements

Information on collection, duration and

 justification on charging of other fees

If possible, documents from previous school

year’s consultation

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Consult Experts

 Accountant

Lawyer 

CHEDRO Representative/s

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Sectoral Consultation

Take down MINUTES!

Other strategies may be explored: Unity

Statement, Signature Campaign

Invite a representative from the administration to

discuss the issue of Tuition

Invite experts (lawyer, accountant, CHED

representative) if possible

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Validity of the purpose of 

the increaseInvestigate on the validity of the reason behind

the proposal to increase tuition and other school

fees.

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CHED Representative

Make sure a representative from the CHED

Regional Office concerned will come during the

consultation

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Tips during the

Consultation Process

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Bring Pertinent Documents

Documents used before the consultation period

Research

Product of Sectoral Consultation

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Bring Colleagues and other members of student

council (max of 10)

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Bring a lawyer/ legal

consultant

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Participate in the

Consultation Process

 Ask questions

Don’t be afraid to argue 

Deliver your points with conviction

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Minutes

Documentation of the whole consultation process

to be disseminated

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Monitoring mechanism

after the Consultation

Process

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Official Documents

Letter of Advice

Certificate of Intended Compliance

Certificate of Compliance

 A comparative schedule of tuition and other 

school fees

Certification of minutes and attendance

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Monitor financial

collections

Monitor fee collection in schools to avoid any

dubious/unconsulted fees

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Monitor financial spending

of the university

To account if the increase has put into its reason.

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Compile Documents

Compile all documents for future reference

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Close Coordination with

CHEDRO

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 Any violation on CMO no.3

s2012? Need to file a case

against the administration?

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Who to call?

CHEDRO

SCAP