Overview
- A federal judge temporarily halted enforcement of appellate orders that required applying Articles 5 and 6 of the law, freezing salary and scholarship updates while appeals proceed.
- The Executive asked the Supreme Court to take the case and to suspend the law, arguing it would force reallocating over 90% of available primary spending and risk a fiscal hit near 2.5 trillion pesos.
- University rectors filed an enforcement incident that sets up possible criminal complaints for noncompliance, and a federal court signaled they could seek embargoes on the accounts of named officials.
- Campuses and unions escalated labor actions with a week-long strike from April 27 to May 2, and they called a fourth nationwide Marcha Federal for May 12 to demand full implementation.
- Transfers to national universities are down about 45.6% since 2023 and wages lost roughly 32% of purchasing power, while the government says it lacks the votes to change the law and is seeking a new deal with allies.