STUDENT groups from the University of the East-Caloocan urged the Commission on Higher Education to act on the “unjust disqualification” of scholarship grants for the second semester of Academic Year 2020-2021.

In a letter to CHED Director IV Dr. Virginia Akiate Ceso III, Central Student Council President Saida Manap said the decision of the school greatly affected the welfare of the scholars.

“We would like to inquire about the next action to be undertaken by your good office in connection with our appeals. The administration is still unresponsive, and, to be honest, the students only get more apprehensive as they anticipate further developments on the side of the CHED,” Manap said.

Manap asked CHED to take a more “active stance” on the issue, stressing that the university’s response cannot be relied upon.

“The UE Community relies on the word and action of your respectable office,” she added.

The UE administration earlier denied the students’ claims that scholarship grants were unjustly revoked.

University President Ester Garcia said such claims were without basis.

Garcia reiterated that the school’s scholarship grant is “not a matter of right but a mere privilege.”

Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education, earlier pledged to investigate the complaints of the students.