Philippine Supreme Court junks petition to stop tuition fee hike

The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition of youth leaders to stop the newly-approved tuition fee increase in 354 universities and colleges nationwide.

During Tuesday's en banc session, the SC decided to dismiss the petition for failure of the petitioners to exhaust administrative remedies which means that before a party is allowed to seek judicial intervention, it must exhaust their remedies in the Executive Branch.

The thrust of the rule is that the courts must allow administrative agencies to carry out their functions and discharge their responsibilities within their specialized areas of competence.