Harvardian alumni lament alma mater’s closure
By Jovi T. De Leon
September 2, 2011
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – Alumni of the Harvardian Colleges in this city, led by Mayor Oscar Rodriguez and legal officer lawyer and General Ramsey Ocampo, expressed their sadness over the institution’s impending closure this month.
Last week, officials of Commission on Higher Education (Ched) led by regional director Dr. Virginia Akiate told Sun.Star Pampanga that Harvardian Colleges, with campuses at Arellano Street in Barangay Lourdes, this city, will be ordered closed in a month’s time after a review of the commission en banc.
“We have been monitoring Harvardian Colleges and have issued seven warnings on its non-compliance to Ched requirements and standards. In a month’s time, we will be implementing the closure order from the commission en banc following instructions from our Secretary Patricia Licuanan to close down all non-performing schools in the country,” Akiate said.Akiate said that since 2010, they have asked Dr. Manuel Tagle, Harvardian’s administrator, to comply with Ched requirements on facilities, faculty, instruction and educational and fiscal programs.
“But they have not complied and did nothing despite our efforts to help them and get that fresh look. Allegedly, the owners of the college, the Yaps, had long wanted it be closed but Dr. Tagle did not honor it,” she said.
“Even then, it has a long history of non-compliance because such closure issues started way back in 2005. Then in 2009, Dr. Angeles also issued a closure order but the then administrator, Dr. Francisco, also refused, which resulted to the Yaps filing a case against him at the Ombudsman,” she added.
Rodriguez, a distinguished alumnus of the school told Sun.Star Pampanga Wednesday, “It saddens us to hear Harvardian is closing down. I have been informed by the Ched regional director about it but there is nothing much we can do.”
He said that, as Akiate shared, the school can only re-open with compliance of the Ched’s requirements and clearing itself of the violations.
“They would have to re-apply and be back to zero. After the gradual phase-out, all programs will have to be renewed. It’s the best option they have,” Akiate said.
Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on September 02, 2011.
Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/pampanga/local-news/2011/09/01/harvardian-alumni-lament-alma-mater-s-closure-176729
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