Next TCC head ‘must render’ full-time work

CEBU, Philippines - The Commission on Audit and first district Representative Gerald Anthony Gullas agree that whoever sits as next Talisay City College president must render full-time service and not concurrently hold any other government position.

Gullas said anyone who will sit as president of the city-run college should work full-time in conformity with Commission on Higher Education Memorandum Order No. 04 and Talisay City Ordinance No. 2008-11.

Gullas is a member of TCC board which is headed by Mayor Johnny de los Reyes.

In a related development, COA called the attention of then mayor and now Councilor Socrates Fernandez after it noted that the city hired the services of Dr. Tomas Ramos as college president while concurrently holding the same position in another college in Lapu-Lapu City.

COA said as Ramos was serving two schools, he could have sacrificed his time for TCC on occasions where his presence was also needed in Lapu-Lapu City College.

After Ramos, the TCC board has not appointed any permanent president.

The members of the board will be meeting this afternoon after Dr. Joseph Sol Galleon, who was temporarily appointed by the board, stepped down from the position because of health reasons.

So far, three names have been floated as likely to take over the management of the city college. They are Dr. Edgar Martinez, the dean of instruction and discipline; city legal officer Alfredo Sipalay and Dr. Victor Villaganas, president of Cebu Technological University.

While the board has not convened to pick the new president, De los Reyes, as its chairman, will temporarily assume the position.  (FREEMAN)