KABATAAN Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel expressed condolences to the family of Keilo Acuin, a 4th year medical student of the Far Eastern University.

Reports said Acuin took his life after he failed to pass the qualifying exams for the internship program in his course.

“Nakikiramay po tayo sa pamilya at mga kaibigan ni Keilo. Dapat tumugon agad ang administrasyon ng FEU sa kahilingan ng mga estudyante na mareview at masaayos ang pagpatupad ng curriculum. Di dapat sinusukat ang halaga ng mga estudyante sa isang exam lang,” Manuel said.

He said that university rankings, passing rates and other metrics are meaningless if students are pushed beyond their reasonable limits.

The youth group called on the Commission on Higher Education to focus on ensuring humane academic policies.