City-accredited schools to be re-evaluated

CEBU, Philippines - The existing 20 accredited schools under the Cebu City government’s scholarship program may be reduced, if these schools cannot pass the ongoing evaluation by the city.

City Councilor Joy Augustus Young, assistant deputy mayor on education matters, said there is an ongoing evaluation of the accredited schools to ensure if these institutions are still responsive to the needs of the city’s scholars.

“Before we will renew the city’s contract with the accredited schools, we will make sure nga nindot gyud ang facilities, enough ra ba ang facilities. Things like that kay education ang main concern pod namo,” he told reporters.

He said the current administration is reviewing all the documents related to the accreditation because it has not received any report from the previous administration about the accreditation of the schools.

“Maong right now, we are reorganizing the scholarship committee, and we are now checking on the accreditation of the schools kay we have not received documents about aning accreditation kada skwelahan from the previous administration,” he said.

He said he has instructed the staff working on the evaluation to check the facilities and background of the teachers working in the accredited schools.

The evaluation will be completed this month.

As of now, there are 20 accredited colleges and universities by the Cebu City Scholarship Program.

These schools include the Banilad Center for Professional Development; Cebu City Medical Center - College of Nursing; Cebu Eastern College; Cebu Institute of Technology - University; Cebu Mary Immaculate College; Cebu Normal University - Main Campus; Cebu Technological University - Main Campus; Center for Industrial Technology and Enterprise; and Clarita Bacalso Dacua College.

Other schools are the College of  Technological Sciences Cebu; Britech Interface College; CRDP Caregiver School; Don Bosco Technology Center - Cebu; Golden Success College; Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; University of Cebu - Main Campus; University of Cebu - Banilad Campus; University of Cebu - Maritime Education Training Center; University of the Philippines Cebu; and University of the Visayas - Main Campus.

Under the City Ordinance 2333 or the Cebu City Scholarship Program, the city is giving each scholar P10,000 per semester.

“I don’t mind a small school opening. Nakatabang mana didto but we found out nga naay gagmay nga schools nga halos tanan atoa ng scholars. So, what kind of school is that?” Young said.  (FREEMAN)