- Home
- UE...
UE parking rule draws flak from netizens
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the East (UE) is gaining jeers from netizens, who frown on the school’s parking policy that comes with an annual fee but not with a guaranteed space.
A report from UE’s official student publication, The Dawn, stated that the school proposes to charge a gate pass sticker fee of P1,000 for vehicles that will use a parking slot, and P500 for vehicles that will only pick-up or drop-off students to and from the school.
The car sticker will be accepted at UE’s Manila and Caloocan campuses, and valid for a year – for the school year 2024-2025.
However, UE’s guidelines, which copy was attached to The Dawn’s report, stipulate that having the gate pass sticker does not guarantee a parking space inside the campus.
“Parking slots are given on a first-come-first-served basis. Therefore, the gate pass sticker is not a guarantee that you will be given a parking slot,” it said.
READ: UE welcomes free college entrance exam law for qualified students
In a Facebook post on Friday, UE said the implementation of the drop-off and pick-up sticker rule is being suspended pending the result of a study regarding traffic concerns around its campus.
“Kindly be advised that the planned drop-off/pick-up sticker, meanwhile, is suspended pending further review of the traffic flow on and around the campuses within the school year 2024-2025,” UE wrote.
In the same social media post, UE mentioned that: “Due to the limited parking slots on campus, vehicles with an official UE parking sticker for SY 2024-2025 are not necessarily assured of a parking slot on a given day as parking is on a first come, first served basis.”
But the netizens roared in dismay over this policy.
READ: UE Criminology dept offers special degree on cybersecurity
“[Y]ou want the students and faculty to pay a P1,000 fee for a parking slot that is still not assured? [H]ow can you justify that? [O]r have you just found another way to capitalize on what should be the right of your stakeholders?” a social media a user said.
“[B]ayad na nga eh, dapat bilang nila kung ilan ang kasya at may cutoff silang tinatawag, […] anu yun nag bayad ka ng 1k tapos hindi ka pala sure na makaka park ka,” another one added.
(It’s already paid for, they should count how many vehicles they can accommodate so the can cut-off when it’s full […], what’s that, you paid 1,000 but you’re not sure whether you will be able to park.)
Inquirer.net has reached out to UE for a comment on reactions to its parking rule, but has yet to receive a response as of writing.
- https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/other/ue-parking-rule-draws-flak-from-netizens/ar-BB1prVYv?ocid=00000000
Related
Doctors dig through rubble of bombed Kyiv children's hospital with bare hands
The attack is the biggest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital for several months, officials said.
NewsDOTr eyes arbitration case vs Chinese train builder
THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) plans to file an arbitration case against CRRC Dalian, a Chinese train manufacturer, for allegedly delivering non-compliant trains for the MRT-3 system. The trains supplied by Dalian are heavier than what was specified in the contract, Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said. Running Dalian's trains could result in higher maintenance and rail line costs, Bautista said. He said the government was...
NewsHungary PM Orban in Beijing on ‘Peace mission 3.0’
BEIJING — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday, state media reported, in a visit the European leader has branded as a “Peace mission 3.0” after recent trips to Moscow and Kyiv. The unannounced visit comes a day before NATO is due to hold a summit to mark its 75th anniversary, with setbacks in Ukraine set to dominate discussions, and follows Orban’s surprise trips to Russia and Ukraine in the...
NewsPH, Japan call out China for 'dangerous acts' amid RAA signing
The The Foreign and Defense ministers of the Philippines and Japan on Monday called out China's "dangerous and escalatory actions" in the South China Sea as both countries signed a key defense accord allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the country. The Reciprocal Access Agreement with Manila will be Japan's third defense accord after those with the United Kingdom and Australia. It is akin to the Philippines' Visiting...
News‘Still too early to declare victory against inflation’
MANILA, Philippines — Even as headline inflation surprised to the downside in June and stayed within the central bank’s two to four percent target, it is still premature to proclaim a definitive victory over inflation, the top official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. “This is a cause for reassurance because (inflation) seems to be going in the direction we expected. So it’s reassuring,” BSP Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said. “But we...
NewsInvestment nuggets from Warren Buffett
TIME Magazine lists Warren Buffett as among the most influential people in the world. He has set world records for achieving both high personal net worth and high corporate value for his holding company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Buffet is arguably the world's most successful investor. For this reason, many books have been written about him in the hope of distilling lessons worth emulating. One of the best collections of Buffett's philosophy is...
NewsDollar stabilizes ahead of key inflation data; euro gains
Investing.com - The U.S. dollar steadied in early European trade Monday ahead of key inflation data, while the euro edged higher as traders digested the results of the French parliamentary elections. At 04:25 ET (09:25 GMT), the Dollar Index, which...
NewsHYZON TO FOCUS ON CORE NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS AND REFUSE INDUSTRY AND STRATEGICALLY HALT NETHERLANDS AND AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS
Company to Continue Pursuit of New Capital and Adoption of Market-Leading Fuel Cell Technology in North America BOLINGBROOK, Ill., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyzon (NASDAQ: HYZN) (Hyzon or the Company), a U.S.-based manufacturer and global supplier of high-performance hydrogen fuel cell systems focused on providing zero-emission power to decarbonize the most demanding industries, today announced that after considering its options as well as...
News