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A school may decide to raise tuition for at least three reasons: one is to cope with inflation in its input prices especially wage rate; the second is to improve the quality of its instructional facilities and personnel; and the third is to open new degree programs that may entail adjustment costs. Schools appear to differ in the manner they increase their fees. Some schools undertake consultations with the parents to explain the bases of the proposed fee increases. Some smaller and reputable sectarian schools such as Ateneo de Manila practice this. De La Salle University, which is reputed to enroll mainly very affluent students, need not consult the students' parents. Because of their large enrollment, CUs such as University of Santo Tomas (UST), Far Eastern University (FEU) and University of the East (UE), may find it impractical to make such consultations. High-quality HEIs have also been exempted from obtaining CHED approval for fee increases. Therefore, there is as yet little information on the bases of fee increases. The next section merely presents information on fee increases.