1989: STFAP was introduced || Effect: UP almost had the same tuition (P300/unit) with that of Ateneo (P327.50) and DLSU (P329/unit)

2004: Surfacing of 18 new lab fees || 1 new lab fee increased in charge

2004: UP President Emerlinda Roman organized the De Dios Committee, headed by Prof Emmanuel de Dios, to study the condition of tuition in UP || 45 new lab fees, 37 of which increased in charge

March 26, 2006: De Dios committee report was released, pushing for the increase in tuition, miscellaneous fees and creation of new charges || Increase in tuition will yield P53.7 million additional income per semester for UP, from each freshman enrolling || If tuition is imposed on all year levels, this will yield P429.6 million annual income for UP, from tuition alone

October 1, 2006: President Emerlinda Roman (Philippine Daily Inquirer): "...there was nothing in the law that said the government should provide a free college education, and warned that all other state colleges may end up following UP's example because of the government's fiscal crisis."

October 2006: Board of Regents (BOR) approved extensive increase of lab fees || 3 new lab fees and 25 new increases || All of which were not properly conferred with the students

1. GF=General Fund; funds from government
2. RLIP=Retirement Life Insurance Premiums; automatically intended for employees
3. RF=Revolving Fund; own funds earned by the university
4. IOB=Internal Operating Budget; entire budget of UP for one year (GF+RLIP+RF)

December 15, 2006: Students waited at the steps of Quezon Hall for President Roman and the BOR for they wanted the president to defend the rationale of TOFI before them and explain the process by which it was arrived at || UP President and the BOR refused to meet with students, faculty and non-academic constituents to undergo democratic dialogues at the steps of Quezon Hall || Students were forced to barricade doors of Quezon Hall || UP President and her staff avoided the crowd and furtively transferred to Malcolm Hall, College of Law || UP BOR approved the TOFI

January 26, 2007: President Roman once again, dragged the BOR with her to Oasis Hotel at Dau, Pampanga when they were confronted by a group of student and faculty demonstrators at the gate of UP Clark || Student Regent was billeted in a motel to avoid his interacting with other members of the BOR, before the meeting, to explain his position

June 2007: Implementation of TOFI

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