SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – A
15-year-old boy whose parents could not afford to send him to college committed
suicide here May 26.
Reports said Denmark Gabug of
Barangay San Lorenzo took his life by tying a nylon cord around his neck.
He graduated from high school
last April.
He was reportedly desperate that
he would not be able to enroll for college this school year due to lack of
funds.
Gabug’s mother Cynthia said she
did not expect her son to end his life, as they were still hoping that they
would be able to raise money for his college enrollment
before classes start.
Last March, Kristel Tejada, 16, a
University of the Philippines Behavioral Science freshman, ended her life for
lack of money to pay her tuition at the state university.
Her death sparked protests from
UP students, teachers, and the public for the state university’s strict policy
on tuition payments.
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