Guagua, Pampanga Mayor Dante Torres receives Gawad Parangal for his town’s community college. Photo by PIA-3
MALOLOS CITY — Twelve colleges in Central Luzon run by local governments received the Gawad Parangal from the Commission on Higher Education in ceremonies held at the Bulacan State University here during the weekend.
Bulacan province tops the number of awardees with five, namely: Bulacan Polytechnic College, Baliwag Polytechnic College, Pambayang Dalubhasaan ng Marilao, Polytechnic College of the City of Meycauayan, and Norzagaray College.
Pampanga comes second with four: City College of Angeles, Mabalacat City College, City College of San Fernando, and Guagua Community College.
The rest are Gordon College in Olongapo City, Polytechnic College of Botolan in Zambales,andEduardo L. Joson Memorial College in Nueva Ecija.
CHED chair Prospero de Vera said the Gawad Parangal comes with the institutional recognition whereby the awardees are given certificate of eligibility to receive funds from CHED as provided by Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
This means all the awardees passed the standards set by CHED to open particular courses with free tuition endowment from the agency.
According to CHED regional director Maria Teresita Semana, among the standards set by the commission are the effective learning systems and administration of the local colleges, high standard of school facilities and equipment, and sustainability of operations. – Shane F. Velasco/PIA-3
