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By CRIS EUGENE T. GIANAN ASST. DEAN Narcisa Tabirara denied that the Dean’s Office specified a date for the release of the breakdown on the use of the controversial P1,200 pilgrimage fee, but promised that they will start working on it this week. In an online exchange on June 27, Artlets Student Council (ABSC) President Rafael Arellano told the Flame that the Office was set to release the breakdown “not later than July 6.” READ: P1.2k breakdown to be released soon, says ABSC president “I don’t really recall giving a specific date for [the breakdown] because I also have to rely on the information that I get from the Office of the Vice Rector for Finance,” Tabirara said in an interview on Tuesday. Arellano confirmed on Wednesday that there was miscommunication between the...

By ANGELIQUE ANNE F. TORRES DESPITE THE lack of breakdown of fees issued to students, Assistant Dean Narcisa Tabirara assured that the P1,200 allotted to the Manaoag Pilgrimage of this year’s graduating batch was all used during the thanksgiving and prayer worship activity held May 23. Tabirara said there were other expenses paid, including administrative fees and charges for the hall. “Ginamit lahat noong budget for that particular activity,” she told the Flame. “[I]f the students are thinking, trying to compute siguro, hindi naman talaga siya P1,200 lang. Hindi P1,200 lang ginamit sa buong Manaoag, hindi naman talaga total 100 [percent] ‘yun kasi mayroong administrative expense ‘yon. So even if we have approved, even if there had been no objection to the juggling of one expe...