THE municipal government of Catigbian is joining the trend of establishing its own college, this time focused on science and technology, apparently to cater, if not accommodate, its own high school produce every passing year.
This surfaced as the incumbent administration of Mayor Benjie Oliva had conducted a benchmark move and observation at Danao Technological College, probably the second of such kind of school after the Talibon Polytechnic College.
“Benchmarking activity today (Dec. 17) at Danao Technological College, Danao, Bohol for our dream of establishing the Catigbian College of Science and Technology,” Oiva said in his fb post.
He thanked Danao Mayor Ma. Celeste Cepedoza-Lerion and Vice Mayor Joe Cepedoza “for accommodating us.”
It was not immediately known how impressed mayor Oliva and his officials of DTC’s startup has gone so far considering it’s still on its infancy for three years. But Oliva’s administration appeared to be hell bent to realize that dream despite the fact that the town has already its college, only it’s run by a private entity.
A lot of municipalities are into venture of establishing a municipal college in the hope that its constituents would avail of such educational chance in their own yard. Ang that’s what happened to Trinidad town with its Trinidad Municipal College, probably the most pioneering in the field. Sources said that it has now catering over 9,000 students with its new building.
Another veteran in the field is the Buenavista Community College and it’s getting better as its population is also growing.
Talibon established its Talibon Polytechnic college not so long ago and Colegio De Getafe opened its doors to its people. Ubay joined the trend with its supposedly multi-purpose building but converted into college. It was not immediately known if it’s still okay after the super-typhoon Odette.
Inabanga opened a College of Arts and Sciences right at the heart of the town proper and months later Alicia inaugurated its new building of Colegio De Alicia.
But before that, about two years back, Carmen Mayor inaugurated its own Carmen Municipal College without fanfare. She said she has to opened up a college, not for her legacy, but to accommodate its high school graduates from over 10 high schools, both private and public.
Guindulman town during the incumbency of then Mayor Ben Balo tried to open a municipal college but it is still on its building construction in barangay Guio-ang. (Ric Obedencio)
