By Benjo Rivera
There is absolutely no truth to allegations by private colleges that the establishment and/or operation of the Pangasinan State University-Alaminos Campus is illegal.
Dr. Caridad Abuan, CHED Region I director, made this clarification amidst massive disinformation allegedly being spread by conniving owners of private colleges about the operations of the PSU-Alaminos campus during an exclusive interview with the Northwest Sun.
“Hindi illegal ang establishment or operation ng PSU-Alaminos,” Abuan stressed.
Director Abuan, however, said that the Board of Regents of the PSU had decided not to offer in the campus curriculum three programs namely BSBA, BSIT and Hospitality Management “until PSU-Alaminos has met all the CHED requirements.”
She said students of the campus taking up other programs have nothing to worry about, “ituloy-tuloy nila.”
The PSU-Alaminos Campus which has enrolled hundreds of poor students who cannot afford to study in the very few but mostly commercialized private colleges started operation in 2010 as part of Mayor Hernani Braganza’s crusade to provide quality and affordable college education.
Braganza, whose family owned the Great Plebeian College which was similarly affected by the rise of the PSU-Alaminos, said that “as mayor of Alaminos, I will see to it that this provision of the Constitution that says that it is the right of every Filipino citizen to have quality education is made a reality.”
The establishment of the PSU-campus gained the support of various quarters including Dagupan City Mayor Benjamin S. Lim.
“The establishment of the PSU-campus in Alaminos is a “novel cause that deserves to be equaled,” Lim said as he announced his intention to also establish a state campus in his city for poor Dagupeños.
Mayor Lim advised those engaged in private education business to also consider helping poor students who want to study in college and “not just profits.”
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