<P> SUCs lamented the Philippine government's inadequate financial aid . For the fiscal year 2008, the Congress of the Philippines allotted PHP 20.8 billion in subsidy for the operation of the SUCs, where PHP 15.4 billion of the amount goes solely to the salaries of faculty members and employees . </P> <P> Collectively, SUCs have a student population of approximately 865,000, which means that every student is subsidized by an average of PHP 24,000 per school year . Each Filipino family contributes PHP 1,185 a year to run these schools through their tax payments . </P> <P> During the growth and restructuring of the systems of SUCs, names such as University of the Philippines have changed their meanings over time . </P> <Ul> <Li> In these five cases, the unqualified name has become the official name of the multi-campus system that includes the campus which is the original bearer of the name . Examples include: <Ul> <Li> University of the Philippines--Its flagship campus in Diliman, Quezon City is better called U.P. Diliman, rather than U.P. The latter refers to the University of the Philippines System . </Li> <Li> University of Rizal System--Its main campus in Tanay is better called URS - Tanay Main than simply URS . </Li> <Li> Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University--Its main campus in Bacnotan, La Union is better called DMMMSU - North La Union than simply DMMMSU . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> In other cases, the unqualified name remains the official name of an individual main campus which is now part of a larger system . Example include: <Ul> <Li> Mindanao State University--Its flagship campus in Marawi City, Lanao Del Sur is better called MSU Marawi Campus or simply Main . </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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